Researching Clay Aiken
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 483 people with the Aiken surname? In that year Aiken was ranked number 3096 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Clay means "Mortal" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Clay Aiken on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Clay Aiken in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Clay Aiken and the Aiken Family History
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Check out Parish Records for Clay Aiken at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1201 people with the Aiken surname in the UK? Aiken is now ranked number 2931 for popularity in the UK. |
Aiken Family Tree Databases
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Aiken Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 15191 people with the Aiken surname in the USA? Aiken is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Aiken Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Clay Aiken. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Clay Aiken
Clay Aiken
Clayton Holmes Aiken (né Grissom; born November 30, 1978) is an American singer, television personality, actor, political candidate, and activist. Aiken finished second place on the second season of American Idol in 2003, and his debut album, Measure of a Man, went multi-platinum. He released four more albums on the RCA label, Merry Christmas with Love (2004), A Thousand Different Ways (2006), the Christmas EP All is Well (2006), and On My Way Here (2008). Since then he has released two more albums, both with Decca Records: Tried and True (2010) and Steadfast (2012). Aiken has also had eleven tours in support of his albums. In all, he has sold over 5 million albums, and is the fourth-highest-selling American Idol alumnus.
Aiken co-wrote a bestselling memoir in 2004, Learning to Sing. In 2004 he also had a televised Christmas special, A Clay Aiken Christmas. During much of 2008 he appeared on Broadway in the musical comedy Spamalot, in the role of Sir Robin. In 2010 he hosted the PBS special Tried & True Live!. He has also had numerous cameo and guest appearances on TV shows. In 2012 he competed in the fifth season of The Celebrity Apprentice, coming in second to Arsenio Hall.
With Diane Bubel, Aiken created the Bubel/Aiken Foundation in 2003, which was later renamed the National Inclusion Project. In 2004 he became a UNICEF ambassador, a position he held until 2013 when he gave it up in order to run for Congress. He traveled extensively in this role. In 2006, he was appointed for a two-year term to the Presidential Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities.
In 2014, Aiken ran for the United States House of Representatives in North Carolina's 2nd congressional district. He won the Democratic primary, but lost to Republican incumbent Renee Ellmers in the general election.
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