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Clay

in Washington

There are 551 people with the last name "Clay" in Washington.

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Ranking in Washington

NameRank
Clay 1,075
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  1. is 1,071st most common Fish
  2. is 1,072nd most common Moyer
  3. is 1,073rd most common Washburn
  4. is 1,074th most common Byrne
  5. is 1,075th most common Clay
  6. is 1,076th most common Weller
  7. is 1,077th most common Jefferson
  8. is 1,078th most common Solomon
  9. is 1,079th most common Dudley

Most Common First Names for Clay

James, John, Linda, Michael, Robert, Charles, Douglas, Terry, Angela

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.

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James Clay, WA (8 searches)
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