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

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

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

Clarkson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Clarkson 100% 51,929
2 Clarkeson 89% 574
3 Clerkson 88% 439

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