Clarke Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Clarke Name Meaning: Originates from a religious man, cleric or clergyman, as all writing was carried out by these people in the Middle Ages.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Clarke Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Clarke family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 8,331
Agricultural Labourer 1,556
Labourer 1,020
Domestic Servant 485
General Servant 461
Dress Maker 377
Laundress 301
Annuitant 263
House Keeper 254
Carpenter 246
Farm Labourer 228
Coal Miner 217
Servant 206
Shoe Maker 182
Gardener 178
Cotton Weaver 168
Tailor 148
Blacksmith 140
Farm Servant 139
Lace Maker 131
General Servant Domestic 125
Nurse 122
Farmer 121
Butcher 117
Cook 112

Clarke Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Clark 83% 530,022
2 Clarke 100% 446,850
3 Clerk 67% 13,764
4 Clerke 83% 3,090
5 Clarck 67% 494
6 Calrk 50% 321
7 Calrke 67% 284
8 Clork 67% 157
9 Cleark 67% 117

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The surname Clarke is the 2nd most popular variant of Clark.

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