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Clark

in South Dakota

There are 854 people with the last name "Clark" in South Dakota.

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Ranking in South Dakota

NameRank
Clark 28
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  1. is 24th most common Hoffman
  2. is 25th most common Hofer
  3. is 26th most common Fischer
  4. is 27th most common Thomas
  5. is 28th most common Clark
  6. is 29th most common Lee
  7. is 30th most common Martin
  8. is 31st most common White
  9. is 32nd most common Wagner

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Clark

James, John, Mary, Michael, William, David, Richard, Charles, Dorothy, Larry

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 Dakota

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James Clark, SD (9 searches)
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