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Clark

in Louisiana

There are 7,618 people with the last name "Clark" in Louisiana.

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Ranking in Louisiana

NameRank
Clark 35
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  1. is 31st most common Boudreaux
  2. is 32nd most common Young
  3. is 33rd most common Scott
  4. is 34th most common Carter
  5. is 35th most common Clark
  6. is 36th most common Washington
  7. is 37th most common Allen
  8. is 38th most common Mitchell
  9. is 39th most common Thibodeaux

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Clark

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

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 Louisiana

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John Clark, LA (83 searches)
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