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Clark

in Minnesota

There are 4,427 people with the last name "Clark" in Minnesota.

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Ranking in Minnesota

NameRank
Clark 30
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  1. is 26th most common Thomas
  2. is 27th most common Berg
  3. is 28th most common White
  4. is 29th most common Taylor
  5. is 30th most common Clark
  6. is 31st most common Jackson
  7. is 32nd most common Jacobson
  8. is 33rd most common Moore
  9. is 34th most common Benson

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Clark

James, John, David, Robert, Michael, Richard, Thomas, William, Steven, Bruce

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 Minnesota

Since June 2009
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James Clark, MN (71 searches)
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