Clerk Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Clerk Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Clerk family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 464
Agricultural Labourer 50
Domestic Servant 46
General Labourer 45
Coal Miner 37
Living On Own Means 30
Labourer 30
General Servant 28
Living On Her Own Means 24
Dress Maker 22
Clerk 22
General Servant Domestic 17
House Keeper 15
Painter 15
Laundress 14
General Domestic Servant 12
Farmer 12
Cook Domestic Servant 12
Carpenter 11
Cook 11
Cotton Weaver 11
Errand Boy 11
Railway Porter 10
Grocer 9
Butcher 9

Clerk Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Clark 80% 530,022
2 Clarke 67% 446,850
3 Clerk 100% 13,764
4 Clerke 83% 3,090
5 Calrk 60% 321
6 Calrke 50% 284
7 Clork 80% 157
8 Cleark 83% 117

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The surname Clerk is the 3rd most popular variant of Clark.

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