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Clark

in New York

There are 15,812 people with the last name "Clark" in New York.

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Ranking in New York

NameRank
Clark 24
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  1. is 20th most common Hernandez
  2. is 21st most common Lewis
  3. is 22nd most common Jackson
  4. is 23rd most common Thompson
  5. is 24th most common Clark
  6. is 25th most common Moore
  7. is 26th most common Taylor
  8. is 27th most common Robinson
  9. is 28th most common Anderson

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Clark

Robert, John, James, William, David, Richard, Michael, Thomas, Donald, 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 York

Since June 2009
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Most Popular Search

Robert Clark, NY (93 searches)
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