Clay Family History
Clay Name Meaning
English (Midlands and Yorkshire): from Old English clǣg ‘clay’ applied as a topographic name for someone who lived in an area of clay soil a habitational name for someone who lived in a district known as (the) Clay such as the one in east Notinghamshire or as a metonymic occupational name for a worker in a clay pit (see Clayman ). Americanized form of German Klee .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022