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Clark

in North Carolina

There are 15,273 people with the last name "Clark" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

NameRank
Clark 23
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  1. is 19th most common Lewis
  2. is 20th most common Allen
  3. is 21st most common Hall
  4. is 22nd most common Robinson
  5. is 23rd most common Clark
  6. is 24th most common Hill
  7. is 25th most common Walker
  8. is 26th most common Lee
  9. is 27th most common King

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Clark

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

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 North Carolina

Since June 2009
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James Clark, NC (99 searches)
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