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Clay

in New Mexico

There are 167 people with the last name "Clay" in New Mexico.

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Ranking in New Mexico

NameRank
Clay 996
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  1. is 992nd most common Leach
  2. is 993rd most common Pearce
  3. is 994th most common Polanco
  4. is 995th most common Christian
  5. is 996th most common Clay
  6. is 997th most common Foley
  7. is 998th most common Hooper
  8. is 999th most common Kent
  9. is 1,000th most common Tom

Most Common First Names for Clay

Gary, James, John, Cecelia, Harold, Karen, Kimberly, Linda, Robert, Thomas

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 Mexico

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Gary Clay, NM (5 searches)
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