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Clay

in New Jersey

There are 394 people with the last name "Clay" in New Jersey.

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Ranking in New Jersey

NameRank
Clay 1,927
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  1. is 1,923rd most common Rabinowitz
  2. is 1,924th most common Rosenblum
  3. is 1,925th most common Antonelli
  4. is 1,926th most common Herring
  5. is 1,927th most common Clay
  6. is 1,928th most common Emery
  7. is 1,929th most common Epps
  8. is 1,930th most common Guillen
  9. is 1,931st most common Hummel

Most Common First Names for Clay

James, Michael, Charles, Thomas, Barbara, Donna, Clarence, Edward, William, Beatrice

Meaning & History

English: from Old English clǣg ‘clay’, applied as a topographic name for someone who lived in an area of clay soil or as a metonymic occupational name for a worker in a clay pit (see Clayman).

Americanized spelling of German Klee.

FOREBEARS The relatively common English name Clay had several American forebears in the 18th century. Henry Clay, born in Hanover, VA, in 1777, secretary of state for President John Quincy Adams, was descended from English ancestors who came to VA shortly after the founding of Jamestown. The revolutionary war officer Joseph Clay, also a member of the Continental Congress, was a native of Yorkshire, England, who emigrated to GA in 1760 and was a founder of the University of Georgia.

Recent Searches for "Clay" in New Jersey

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James Clay, NJ (9 searches)
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