McClay is a Scottish surname. It is derived from Gaelic Mac an Léigh, or possibly a Highland adaptation of the Irish Gaelic Mac Duinnshléibhe (anglicised Donlevy) where the Scots aspirated the “D” and then dropped the final “e” from the Irish language form of the name.
McClay is a Scottish surname. It is derived from Gaelic Mac an Léigh, or possibly a Highland adaptation of the Irish Gaelic Mac Duinnshléibhe (anglicised Donlevy) where the Scots aspirated the “D” and then dropped the final “e” from the Irish language form of the name.
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