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Clark

in Virginia

There are 12,149 people with the last name "Clark" in Virginia.

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Ranking in Virginia

NameRank
Clark 22
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  1. is 18th most common Anderson
  2. is 19th most common Hall
  3. is 20th most common Carter
  4. is 21st most common Lewis
  5. is 22nd most common Clark
  6. is 23rd most common Robinson
  7. is 24th most common Wright
  8. is 25th most common Walker
  9. is 26th most common Scott

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Clark

James, Robert, William, David, Michael, John, Richard, Charles, 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 Virginia

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James Clark, VA (99 searches)
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