McClay
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac an Leagha (“son of the physician”), from leigheas (“remedy, cure”).
Proper noun[edit]
McClay (plural McClays)
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McClay is the 13707th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2208 individuals. McClay is most common among White (75.18%) and Black/African American (19.7%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McClay”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 546.