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Clark

in Massachusetts

There are 6,921 people with the last name "Clark" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

NameRank
Clark 21
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  1. is 17th most common Rivera
  2. is 18th most common Mccarthy
  3. is 19th most common Wilson
  4. is 20th most common Santos
  5. is 21st most common Clark
  6. is 22nd most common Walsh
  7. is 23rd most common Taylor
  8. is 24th most common Kelly
  9. is 25th most common Thomas

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Clark

Robert, William, David, John, James, Richard, Michael, Thomas, Paul, Mary

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 Massachusetts

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Robert Clark, MA (95 searches)
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