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Clark

in Maryland

There are 7,720 people with the last name "Clark" in Maryland.

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Ranking in Maryland

NameRank
Clark 24
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  1. is 20th most common Anderson
  2. is 21st most common Green
  3. is 22nd most common Hall
  4. is 23rd most common Young
  5. is 24th most common Clark
  6. is 25th most common Scott
  7. is 26th most common Carter
  8. is 27th most common Wright
  9. is 28th most common King

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Clark

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

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 Maryland

Since June 2009
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Robert Clark, MD (92 searches)
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