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Clark

in Wisconsin

There are 6,370 people with the last name "Clark" in Wisconsin.

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Ranking in Wisconsin

NameRank
Clark 24
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  1. is 20th most common Wilson
  2. is 21st most common Krueger
  3. is 22nd most common Lee
  4. is 23rd most common Mueller
  5. is 24th most common Clark
  6. is 25th most common Thomas
  7. is 26th most common Schroeder
  8. is 27th most common Wagner
  9. is 28th most common Schneider

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Clark

James, David, Robert, John, Michael, William, Thomas, Richard, Daniel, 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 Wisconsin

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James Clark, WI (95 searches)
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