Clark

See also: clark

English

Etymology

From Old English clerc (“clergyman; learned man”), whence also clerk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɑː(ɹ)k/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)k
• Homophone: clerk

Proper noun

Clark

1. An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a scribe, secretary, or cleric.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A locale in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Routt County, Colorado.
   2. A minor city in Randolph County, Missouri; named for Confederate general John Bullock Clark Jr..
   3. An unincorporated community in Storey County and Washoe County, Nevada.
   4. A township in Union County, New Jersey; named for Declaration of Independence signatory Abraham Clark.
   5. A borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
   6. A city, the county seat of Clark County, South Dakota.
   7. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Washington.
   8. An unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia.
   9. An unincorporated community in the town of Hixon, Clark County, Wisconsin.
   10. A former settlement in California.
   11. A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Clark Township.
4. A locale in the Philippines.
   1. A freeport zone in Pampanga, site of a former United States Air Base.
   2. A development in Tarlac, the New Clark City.
   3. A special economic zone spanning Tarlac and Pampanga province.

Alternative forms

• Clarke, Clerk, Clerke (surname)

Derived terms

• Clark cell
• Clark County
• Clark electrode
• Clark Fork
• Clarksdale
• Clark's nutcracker
• Lewis and Clark County

 

Related terms

• clark
• cleric
• clerk

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Clark is the 27^th 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.