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Clark

in Texas

There are 25,401 people with the last name "Clark" in Texas.

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Ranking in Texas

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Clark 37
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  1. is 33rd most common Lee
  2. is 34th most common Allen
  3. is 35th most common Gomez
  4. is 36th most common Reyes
  5. is 37th most common Clark
  6. is 38th most common Green
  7. is 39th most common Castillo
  8. is 40th most common Nguyen
  9. is 41st most common Hill

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Clark

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

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James Clark, TX (99 searches)
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