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Clark

in Kentucky

There are 9,400 people with the last name "Clark" in Kentucky.

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Ranking in Kentucky

NameRank
Clark 15
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  1. is 11th most common Taylor
  2. is 12th most common Thompson
  3. is 13th most common Martin
  4. is 14th most common Thomas
  5. is 15th most common Clark
  6. is 16th most common Adams
  7. is 17th most common Baker
  8. is 18th most common White
  9. is 19th most common Lewis

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Clark

James, William, John, David, Charles, Robert, Michael, Joseph, Mary, Thomas

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 Kentucky

Since June 2009
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James Clark, KY (98 searches)
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