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Clay

in New York

There are 749 people with the last name "Clay" in New York.

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Ranking in New York

NameRank
Clay 2,100
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  1. is 2,096th most common Kirsch
  2. is 2,097th most common Zeng
  3. is 2,098th most common Cotto
  4. is 2,099th most common Pryor
  5. is 2,100th most common Clay
  6. is 2,101st most common Harrell
  7. is 2,102nd most common Hyland
  8. is 2,103rd most common Lui
  9. is 2,104th most common Hobbs

Most Common First Names for Clay

Robert, Michael, Mary, Stacy, Charles, William, John, David, Cynthia, Barbara

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 York

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Robert Clay, NY (9 searches)
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