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Clark
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clark
English
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Etymology
From en ang clerc clergyman; learned man, whence also en clerk.
Pronunciation
en /klɑː(ɹ)k/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Clark.wav Southern England
en /ˈklaɹk/ Philippines
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mlgc1998-Clark.wav Philippines
en ɑː(ɹ)k 1
en clerk
Proper noun
- s
en English and Scottish occupations for a scribe, secretary, or cleric.
en male surnames.
en locale c/US:
en ucomm co/Routt County s/Colorado.
en minor city co/Randolph County s/Missouri ; named for Confederate general John Bullock Clark Jr..
en ucomm co/Storey County and co/Washoe County s/Nevada.
en twp co/Union County s/New Jersey ; named for Declaration of Independence signatory Abraham Clark. TopoZone, Clark, New Jersey
en bor in co/Mercer County s/Pennsylvania.
en city/county seat co/Clark County s/South Dakota.
en ucomm co/Lincoln County s/Washington.
en ucomm co/McDowell County s/West Virginia.
en ucomm town:pref/Hixon co/Clark County s/Wisconsin.
en former settlement s/California.
en A number of other <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, listed under Clark Township.
en @former name of:DISH town co/Denton County s/Texas c/USA.
en locale c/Philippines.
en freeport zone s/Pampanga site of a former United States Air Base.
en development s/Tarlac the New Clark City.
A special economic zone spanning Tarlac and Pampanga province.
Alternative forms
en Clarke Clerk Clerke surname
Derived terms
en Chlark Clana Clark cell Clark County Clark electrode Clark Fork Clark Griswold Clark's nutcracker Clarkie Clarksburg Clarksdale Clarkson Clarksville Clex Clexana Clois Lewis and Clark County
Related terms
en clark cleric clerk
Translations
male given name
Dutch: nl Clark m
French: fr Clark m
German: de Clark m
Greek: el Κλάρκος m, el Κλαρκ m
Italian: it Clark m
Norwegian: no Clark m
Portuguese: pt Clark m
Russian: ru Кларк m
Turkish: tr Clark
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Clark is the 27th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 562,679 individuals. Clark is most common among White (74.7%) and Black/African American (19.0%) individuals.
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