as a Last Name
- 42,599
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Clay
Meaning & Origins
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).
| 689th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 42,599
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- West Virginia
- has the most people named Clay per capita
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