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Clark

in Missouri

There are 10,191 people with the last name "Clark" in Missouri.

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Ranking in Missouri

NameRank
Clark 18
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  1. is 14th most common Jackson
  2. is 15th most common Anderson
  3. is 16th most common Harris
  4. is 17th most common Thompson
  5. is 18th most common Clark
  6. is 19th most common Lewis
  7. is 20th most common Walker
  8. is 21st most common Young
  9. is 22nd most common Allen

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Clark

James, Robert, John, Michael, David, William, Richard, Charles, Gary, 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 Missouri

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James Clark, MO (98 searches)
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