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Clay

in Virginia

There are 1,315 people with the last name "Clay" in Virginia.

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Ranking in Virginia

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Clay 566
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  1. is 562nd most common Thacker
  2. is 563rd most common Weber
  3. is 564th most common Woodward
  4. is 565th most common Allison
  5. is 566th most common Clay
  6. is 567th most common Deel
  7. is 568th most common Kiser
  8. is 569th most common Callahan
  9. is 570th most common Britt

Most Common First Names for Clay

James, Robert, David, Michael, Charles, John, Thomas, William, Mary, Linda

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 Virginia

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James Clay, VA (9 searches)
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