Clay (name)


Clay is both an English surname and a given name, often short for Clayton.

People with the name

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 76.1% of all known bearers of the surname Clay were residents of the United States, 12.5% of England, 2.7% of Australia, 1.4% of Canada and 1.2% of France.
In England, the frequency of the surname was higher than average in the following counties:
In the United States, the frequency of the surname was higher than average in the following states: