Claye Surname

588,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Claye Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Clayey Place [Middle English clay, cley, Old English clœg (= Danish klæg), clay] Alice in le Clay.—Hundred Rolls Thomas de la Cley.—Hundred Rolls

Claye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3531:188,16629,257
United States781:4,646,909242,363
England621:898,67846,462
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Claye (108) may also be a first name.

Claye Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Clayey Place [Middle English clay, cley, Old English clœg (= Danish klæg), clay] Alice in le Clay.—Hundred Rolls Thomas de la Cley.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Normandy. Orfrom the Danish, Klee; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Claye Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Claye Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Claye is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Claye.

How Common Is The Last Name Claye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 588,441st most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 13,724,192 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Claye are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 904,892nd most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 108 people.

It is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 353 people, or 1 in 188,166. In France Claye is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 58 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 16 percent are found and Grand Est, where 10 percent are found. Apart from France this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Claye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Claye has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Claye last name increased 1,560 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 109 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Claye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Claye last name are 40.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.33% being registered with the political party.

Claye earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.31% less than the national average, earning $33,524 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clayes91174/
Clayet918/
Clayeh918/
Clayee913/
Cklaye911/
Clayey911/
Clayed910/
Clay8982,137/
Clae894/
Clye891/
Clayeux83274/
Clayett830/
Klaye80889/
Clays80519/
Cleye80140/
Claie8036/
Chlay8030/
Claya8024/
Clayt8013/
Slaye8013/
Cloye8013/
Clayo8012/
Clayi8010/
Claje808/
Cklay805/
Claey804/
Cllay803/
Claue803/
Clayd803/
Cleay802/
Clyoe802/
Clawe801/
Claay801/
Clayh801/
Clayj801/
Sclay801/
Jlaye801/
Clayp801/
Clauy801/
Cliye801/
Claiy801/
Cleae800/
Chellaye7734/
Chlyeh73823/
Cleyet73252/
Cloyes73234/
Cloyed73202/
Clauet73184/
Klayee73150/
Clouye73102/
Schlay7367/
Chlyay7344/
Cleays7331/
Cillay7325/
Claoue7316/
Cellay7315/
Slayee7314/
Clawey7314/
Claies739/
Claiys738/
Slayed733/
Cleaer732/
Claeio732/
Slayeh732/
Klayes731/
Clayii731/
Claytt731/
Cloyee731/
Jlayee731/
Cleyes731/
Claues731/
Clauwe731/
Clauys731/
Zlayet731/
Klayeh731/
Chloye730/
Clay's730/
Claued730/
Slayes730/
Cllaya730/
Clagge730/
Chellayee7145/
Slay675,673/
Klay672,872/
Clee672,461/
Slye671,621/
Clue67900/
Cloe67804/
Cloy67758/
Cloa67471/
Jlay67353/
Cley67348/
Clau67322/
Chliyeh67210/
Sellaye67176/
Zlay67161/
Clai67140/
Klye6759/
Claa6756/
Clei6755/
Klae6749/
Schlawe6741/
Slae6725/
Chellay6724/
Cleu6721/
Clea6719/
Clúa6715/
Qulayei679/
Schlayh679/
Clie678/
Chillay677/
Clayatt677/
Schlaya676/
Cellayy675/
Cleaeys672/
Cleeyes672/
Gellaye672/
Zillaye672/
Zlae672/
Cellaya671/
Claueio671/
Clayová671/
Klaiyeh671/
Killaye671/
Shlayeh671/
Schleye671/
Clawiey671/
Qlay671/
Qlye671/
Kellaye671/
Scillay670/
Cluy670/

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Claye Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Claye
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