Clayman Family History
Clayman Name Meaning
English: from Middle English cleymann from cley ‘clay’ (see Clay ) + mann ‘man’ an occupational name for one who prepared clay for use in brick making or pottery or for a plasterer (see Clare ). Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Kleimann or of Jewish Kleiman Klayman ‘small man’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022