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
School 8,709
Farm Labourer 836
Private Means 721
General Labourer 618
Labourer 602
General Servant (domestic) 514
Coal Miner Hewer 484
Dressmaker 444
Farmer 421
None 369
Domestic Servant 345
Clerk 308
At School 264
Scholar 243
Housekeeper 240
House Keeper 234
Shop Assistant 234
House Painter 229
Bricklayer 228
Charwoman 221
Laundress 219
At Home 215
Carpenter 208
Cook (domestic) 202
Assisting In The Business 193

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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