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

Surname

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Geographical distribution

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As of 2014, 76.1% of all known bearers of the surname Clay were residents of the United States (frequency 1:5,846), 12.5% of England (1:5,460), 2.7% of Australia (1:10,816), 1.4% of Canada (1:31,264) and 1.2% of France (1:69,714).

In England, the frequency of the surname was higher than average (1:5,460) in the following counties:

In the United States, the frequency of the surname was higher than average (1:5,846) in the following states:[1]

People with the surname

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People with the given name

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People with the nickname

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  • Clay Cook (born 1978), American guitarist, keyboardist, mandolinist, steel guitarist, and vocalist in Zac Brown Band
  • Clay Regazzoni (1939–2006), Swiss racing car driver

Fictional characters

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Clay surname distribution". forebears.io.