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Clark

in Maine

There are 3,546 people with the last name "Clark" in Maine.

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Ranking in Maine

NameRank
Clark 7
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  1. is 3rd most common Johnson
  2. is 4th most common Davis
  3. is 5th most common Martin
  4. is 6th most common White
  5. is 7th most common Clark
  6. is 8th most common Williams
  7. is 9th most common Jones
  8. is 10th most common Allen
  9. is 11th most common Thompson

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Clark

Robert, David, John, Michael, Richard, William, James, Donald

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 Maine

Since June 2009
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Robert Clark, ME (9 searches)
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