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Clay

in Oregon

There are 341 people with the last name "Clay" in Oregon.

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Ranking in Oregon

NameRank
Clay 1,065
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  1. is 1,061st most common Sanford
  2. is 1,062nd most common Dick
  3. is 1,063rd most common Vogel
  4. is 1,064th most common Castaneda
  5. is 1,065th most common Clay
  6. is 1,066th most common Farris
  7. is 1,067th most common Hawley
  8. is 1,068th most common Knowles
  9. is 1,069th most common Rollins

Most Common First Names for Clay

John, David, Richard, Matthew, Carol, Dennis, Mary, Steve

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 Oregon

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John Clay, OR (7 searches)
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