Clarke Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Clarke Name Meaning: Originates from a religious man, cleric or clergyman, as all writing was carried out by these people in the Middle Ages.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Clarke Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Clarke family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 10,886
Agricultural Labourer 1,283
General Labourer 1,004
Coal Miner 792
Domestic Servant 663
Living On Own Means 605
Dress Maker 597
Labourer 515
Farmer 416
Living On Her Own Means 408
Farm Labourer 393
General Servant 387
General Servant Domestic 342
Laundress 290
Carpenter 284
Cotton Weaver 247
Gardener 242
Clerk 215
General Domestic Servant 204
House Keeper 199
Blacksmith 179
Shoe Maker 172
Cook Domestic Servant 171
Butcher 165
Farm Servant 165

Clarke Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Clark 83% 530,022
2 Clarke 100% 446,850
3 Clerk 67% 13,764
4 Clerke 83% 3,090
5 Clarck 67% 494
6 Calrk 50% 321
7 Calrke 67% 284
8 Clork 67% 157
9 Cleark 67% 117

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The surname Clarke is the 2nd most popular variant of Clark.

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