Clarkson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History
Clarkson Name Meaning : Patronymic forms of early medieval surname Clark(e) or Clerk(e)
Olde English 7th Century 'clerec or clerc' and the Old French 'clerc' usually refered to a literate individual as most of the populus in medieval Europe couldn't read or write.
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Surname Distribution
Census frequency by county
Name Concentrations Within England and Wales
0
11
22
33
44
55
66
77
88
99
110
121
Cambridgeshire
19
Channel Islands
1
Cheshire
89
Cornwall
9
Cumberland
23
Derbyshire
12
Devon
2
Dorset
5
Durham
132
Essex
45
Glamorgan
1
Gloucestershire
3
Hampshire
8
Herefordshire
7
Hertfordshire
2
Hunts and Rutland
8
Isle of Man
1
Kent
13
Lancashire
1,193
Leicestershire
17
Lincolnshire
108
London
228
Middlesex
31
Northumberland
20
Norfolk
24
Northamptonshire
3
Nottinghamshire
42
Radnorshire
1
Shropshire
5
Suffolk
15
Somerset
2
Surrey
8
Sussex
5
Staffordshire
90
Warwickshire
100
Westmorland
17
Wiltshire
1
Worcestershire
21
Yorkshire
1,873
Anglesey
0
Bedfordshire
0
Buckinghamshire
0
Brecknockshire
0
Berkshire
0
Carnarvonshire
0
Cardiganshire
0
Carmarthenshire
0
Denbighshire
0
Flintshire
0
Merionethshire
0
Montgomeryshire
0
Monmouthshire
0
Oxfordshire
0
Pembrokeshire
0
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Clarkson Surname Statistics
Top Professions for the Clarkson family
Profession
Census Frequency
Female Servant
134
Agricultural Labourer
111
Independent
107
Farmer
87
Male Servant
64
Labourer
60
Cotton Weaver
45
Shoe Maker
36
Weaver
29
Tailor
27
Blacksmith
26
Ag Lab
26
Nail Maker
21
Cotton Spinner
17
Coal Miner
17
Grocer
16
Ag Labourer
15
Carpenter
14
Dress Maker
14
Painter
13
Gardener
12
Apprentice
12
Stone Mason
12
Publican
10
Joiner
10
Most Frequent Forenames for Clarkson
Name
Census Frequency
Mary Clarkson
3,800
John Clarkson
3,530
William Clarkson
3,173
Elizabeth Clarkson
2,304
Thomas Clarkson
2,294
James Clarkson
1,775
Sarah Clarkson
1,669
George Clarkson
1,520
Ann Clarkson
1,430
Jane Clarkson
1,256
Joseph Clarkson
1,236
Margaret Clarkson
1,052
Robert Clarkson
963
Alice Clarkson
921
Henry Clarkson
792
Charles Clarkson
781
Hannah Clarkson
752
Annie Clarkson
736
Ellen Clarkson
689
Richard Clarkson
681
Edward Clarkson
523
Emma Clarkson
454
Martha Clarkson
453
Eliza Clarkson
425
Arthur Clarkson
408
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