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Clark

in California

There are 26,366 people with the last name "Clark" in California.

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Ranking in California

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Clark 48
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  1. is 44th most common Alvarez
  2. is 45th most common Rivera
  3. is 46th most common Vasquez
  4. is 47th most common Tran
  5. is 48th most common Clark
  6. is 49th most common Harris
  7. is 50th most common Young
  8. is 51st most common Chen
  9. is 52nd most common Lewis

Similar Names and Nicknames

Clarke, Clary, Clarkson, Clare, Clardy, Clara, Claros, Clarence, Claro, Claridge

Most Common First Names for Clark

James, Robert, Michael, David, John, William, Richard, Thomas, Charles

Meaning & History

English: occupational name for a scribe or secretary, originally a member of a minor religious order who undertook such duties. The word clerc denoted a member of a religious order, from Old English cler(e)c ‘priest’, reinforced by Old French clerc. Both are from Late Latin clericus, from Greek klērikos, a derivative of klēros ‘inheritance’, ‘legacy’, with reference to the priestly tribe of Levites (see Levy) ‘whose inheritance was the Lord’. In medieval Christian Europe, clergy in minor orders were permitted to marry and so found families; thus the surname could become established. In the Middle Ages it was virtually only members of religious orders who learned to read and write, so that the term clerk came to denote any literate man.

Recent Searches for "Clark" in California

Since June 2009
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James Clark, CA (98 searches)
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