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Clark

in South Carolina

There are 7,224 people with the last name "Clark" in South Carolina.

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Ranking in South Carolina

NameRank
Clark 28
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  1. is 24th most common Hall
  2. is 25th most common Young
  3. is 26th most common Lewis
  4. is 27th most common Campbell
  5. is 28th most common Clark
  6. is 29th most common Adams
  7. is 30th most common Turner
  8. is 31st most common Simmons
  9. is 32nd most common King

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Clark

James, John, William, Robert, David, Charles, Mary, Michael, Kenneth, Patricia

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 South Carolina

Since June 2009
2,659

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James Clark, SC (78 searches)
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