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Clark

in Rhode Island

There are 1,010 people with the last name "Clark" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

NameRank
Clark 30
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  1. is 26th most common Sousa
  2. is 27th most common Allen
  3. is 28th most common King
  4. is 29th most common Hall
  5. is 30th most common Clark
  6. is 31st most common Hernandez
  7. is 32nd most common Kelly
  8. is 33rd most common Moore
  9. is 34th most common Robinson

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Clark

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

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 Rhode Island

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Robert Clark, RI (9 searches)
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