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 | 2 |
| Buckinghamshire | 5 |
| Berkshire | 16 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 175 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 6 |
| Derbyshire | 44 |
| Devon | 8 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 501 |
| Essex | 70 |
| Gloucestershire | 19 |
| Hampshire | 53 |
| Herefordshire | 9 |
| Hertfordshire | 17 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 5 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 61 |
| Lancashire | 2,696 |
| Leicestershire | 70 |
| Lincolnshire | 157 |
| London | 590 |
| Middlesex | 90 |
| Northumberland | 108 |
| Norfolk | 2 |
| Northamptonshire | 14 |
| Nottinghamshire | 120 |
| Oxfordshire | 6 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 5 |
| Shropshire | 10 |
| Suffolk | 42 |
| Somerset | 6 |
| Surrey | 67 |
| Sussex | 60 |
| Staffordshire | 157 |
| Warwickshire | 112 |
| Westmorland | 28 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 41 |
| Yorkshire | 2,949 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 12 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 4 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 181 |
| Living On Own Means | 104 |
| General Labourer | 57 |
| Dress Maker | 55 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 53 |
| Farmer | 51 |
| General Servant Domestic | 50 |
| Scholar | 36 |
| Cook Domestic | 26 |
| Domestic Servant | 24 |
| Tailoress | 23 |
| Cotton Spinner | 22 |
| Cotton Winder | 22 |
| Butcher | 20 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 19 |
| Coal Hewer | 19 |
| None | 19 |
| Charwoman | 18 |
| House Keeper | 18 |
| Dock Labourer | 17 |
| Coal Miner C Hewer | 17 |
| Grocer | 16 |
| Woollen Weaver | 16 |
| School Teacher | 15 |
| Worsted Weaver | 14 |
| 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 |