McClay

English

Alternative forms

• McLay, McLeay

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac an Leagha (“son of the physician”), from leigheas (“remedy, cure”).

Proper noun

McClay (plural McClays)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McClay is the 13707^th 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

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McClay”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 546.