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Clay

in North Carolina

There are 1,469 people with the last name "Clay" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

NameRank
Clay 730
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  1. is 726th most common Mayo
  2. is 727th most common Pitts
  3. is 728th most common Roach
  4. is 729th most common Craven
  5. is 730th most common Clay
  6. is 731st most common Haney
  7. is 732nd most common Kearney
  8. is 733rd most common Bartlett
  9. is 734th most common Hollifield

Most Common First Names for Clay

John, James, Mary, William, David, Robert, Michael, Charles, Kimberly, Jennifer

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 North Carolina

Since June 2009
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John Clay, NC (9 searches)
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