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.
Discover how your Clarkson ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 18 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 112 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 24 |
| Derbyshire | 40 |
| Devon | 15 |
| Dorset | 6 |
| Durham | 394 |
| Essex | 28 |
| Gloucestershire | 3 |
| Hampshire | 26 |
| Herefordshire | 12 |
| Hertfordshire | 4 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 28 |
| Lancashire | 2,334 |
| Leicestershire | 35 |
| Lincolnshire | 144 |
| London | 482 |
| Middlesex | 49 |
| Northumberland | 74 |
| Norfolk | 6 |
| Northamptonshire | 20 |
| Nottinghamshire | 91 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 5 |
| Suffolk | 25 |
| Somerset | 17 |
| Surrey | 48 |
| Sussex | 48 |
| Staffordshire | 140 |
| Warwickshire | 70 |
| Westmorland | 32 |
| Wiltshire | 9 |
| Worcestershire | 73 |
| Yorkshire | 2,578 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 4 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,345 |
| Cotton Weaver | 152 |
| Coal Miner | 121 |
| Domestic Servant | 58 |
| Dress Maker | 54 |
| House Keeper | 53 |
| General Labourer | 53 |
| Labourer | 46 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 45 |
| Farm Labourer | 36 |
| Joiner | 33 |
| Annuitant | 31 |
| General Servant Domestic | 31 |
| General Servant | 30 |
| Tailor | 28 |
| Laundress | 26 |
| Grocer | 25 |
| Cotton Spinner | 25 |
| Shoe Maker | 22 |
| Cotton Winder | 21 |
| Worsted Weaver | 20 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 19 |
| Butcher | 18 |
| Carter | 18 |
| Farmers Wife | 17 |
| 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 |