Clay Name Meaning: Habbitational name meaning for someone who lived in an area of clay soil. Alternatively it could refer to someone who worked in a clay pit.
From the Olde English pre 7th Century 'claeg' meaning clay.
Discover how your Clay ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 36 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 73 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 138 |
| Cornwall | 5 |
| Cumberland | 9 |
| Derbyshire | 199 |
| Devon | 59 |
| Dorset | 10 |
| Durham | 76 |
| Essex | 66 |
| Gloucestershire | 44 |
| Hampshire | 117 |
| Herefordshire | 4 |
| Hertfordshire | 14 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 72 |
| Lancashire | 380 |
| Leicestershire | 152 |
| Lincolnshire | 345 |
| London | 545 |
| Middlesex | 60 |
| Northumberland | 25 |
| Norfolk | 13 |
| Northamptonshire | 42 |
| Nottinghamshire | 698 |
| Oxfordshire | 47 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 250 |
| Suffolk | 16 |
| Somerset | 25 |
| Surrey | 46 |
| Sussex | 36 |
| Staffordshire | 294 |
| Warwickshire | 204 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 10 |
| Worcestershire | 141 |
| Yorkshire | 982 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 6 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 7 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 10 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 12 |
| Merionethshire | 5 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 8 |
| Pembrokeshire | 17 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 832 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 111 |
| Labourer | 93 |
| Coal Miner | 49 |
| Domestic Servant | 48 |
| General Servant | 42 |
| Dress Maker | 37 |
| Annuitant | 33 |
| Blacksmith | 31 |
| House Keeper | 30 |
| Woollen Weaver | 28 |
| Servant | 26 |
| Farm Labourer | 24 |
| Frame Work Knitter | 24 |
| Silk Weaver | 23 |
| Laundress | 22 |
| Nurse | 19 |
| Butcher | 19 |
| School Mistress | 16 |
| Miner | 15 |
| Carpenter | 15 |
| Factory Hand | 14 |
| Cook | 14 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 13 |
| Wife Of Above | 12 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Clay | 3,026 |
| William Clay | 2,861 |
| John Clay | 2,807 |
| Elizabeth Clay | 2,021 |
| Sarah Clay | 1,833 |
| George Clay | 1,651 |
| Thomas Clay | 1,607 |
| James Clay | 1,160 |
| Ann Clay | 1,096 |
| Joseph Clay | 1,069 |
| Henry Clay | 1,018 |
| Charles Clay | 926 |
| Jane Clay | 792 |
| Eliza Clay | 771 |
| Samuel Clay | 697 |
| Emma Clay | 684 |
| Hannah Clay | 683 |
| Annie Clay | 645 |
| Alice Clay | 543 |
| Edward Clay | 528 |
| Richard Clay | 499 |
| Ellen Clay | 483 |
| Arthur Clay | 473 |
| Alfred Clay | 445 |
| Emily Clay | 442 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay | 100% | 46,095 |
| 2 | Coley | 60% | 14,403 |
| 3 | Caley | 60% | 8,870 |
| 4 | Cooley | 50% | 6,530 |
| 5 | Claye | 80% | 618 |
| 6 | Couley | 50% | 544 |
| 7 | Culy | 50% | 451 |
| 8 | Coaley | 50% | 443 |
| 9 | Cley | 75% | 335 |
| 10 | Culey | 60% | 307 |
| 11 | Cauley | 50% | 293 |
| 12 | Ceely | 40% | 187 |
| 13 | Caly | 50% | 177 |
| 14 | Cloy | 75% | 177 |
| 15 | Coly | 50% | 162 |
| 16 | Coiley | 50% | 153 |
| 17 | Cooly | 40% | 147 |
| 18 | Cailey | 50% | 144 |
| 19 | Ecley | 60% | 116 |
The surname Clay is the most popular version of all its varients