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
School 42
Private Means 24
General Servant (domestic) 13
Cook 9
Clerk 8
General Labourer 7
Domestic Servant 6
Farm Labourer 5
Cabman 5
Housekeeper 5
Laundress 4
Cook (domestic) 4
Dressmaker 4
Servant (domestic) 4
Beer House Manager 3
Dress Maker 3
House Wife 3
None 3
Plumber 3
Housemaid (domestic) 3
Carpenter 3
House Painter 3
Farm Lab 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Housemaid 3

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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