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Clay

in South Dakota

There are 59 people with the last name "Clay" in South Dakota.

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Ranking in South Dakota

NameRank
Clay 1,621
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  1. is 1,617th most common Boysen
  2. is 1,618th most common Brech
  3. is 1,619th most common Bren
  4. is 1,620th most common Burnette
  5. is 1,621st most common Clay
  6. is 1,622nd most common Dannen
  7. is 1,623rd most common Dyer
  8. is 1,624th most common Enright
  9. is 1,625th most common Gamber

Most Common First Names for Clay

Gregory, Brad, Charles, George, Jenny, Joann, Judy, Lynette, 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 South Dakota

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Gregory Clay, SD (3 searches)
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