van Clay Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

van Clay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Clay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

van Clay Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Clay is most common in The United States. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Clay? popularity and diffusion

van Clay is the 5,213,395th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname van Clay is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of van Clay are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States it is most common in: Minnesota, where 44 percent live, Arizona, where 33 percent live and Florida, where 22 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 36 percent live.

van Clay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Clay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Clay last name rose 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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  • 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 van Clay
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