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 12,022
Agricultural Labourer 1,439
Labourer 604
Dress Maker 594
General Labourer 573
Domestic Servant 554
Coal Miner 536
General Servant 410
Farm Labourer 332
Laundress 324
Annuitant 294
Carpenter 251
House Keeper 225
General Servant Domestic 187
Charwoman 171
No Occupation 165
Cotton Weaver 157
Farmers Son 148
Shoe Maker 146
Servant 141
Tailor 134
Gardener 133
None 131
Butcher 130
Joiner 129

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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