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Clark

in New Jersey

There are 7,164 people with the last name "Clark" in New Jersey.

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Ranking in New Jersey

NameRank
Clark 34
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  1. is 30th most common Thompson
  2. is 31st most common Kelly
  3. is 32nd most common Cruz
  4. is 33rd most common Sanchez
  5. is 34th most common Clark
  6. is 35th most common Murphy
  7. is 36th most common Lewis
  8. is 37th most common Diaz
  9. is 38th most common Green

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Clark

John, William, Robert, James, Richard, Thomas, David, Charles, Michael, 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 New Jersey

Since June 2009
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John Clark, NJ (98 searches)
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