"Clark" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /klɑː(ɹ)k/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Clark.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)k Etymology: From Old English clerc (“clergyman; learned man”), whence also clerk. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|clerc||clergyman; learned man}} Old English clerc (“clergyman; learned man”), {{l|en|clerk}} clerk Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Clark
  1. An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a scribe, secretary, or cleric.
    Sense id: en-Clark-en-name-kfEviz5D Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Clark-en-name-Vj3AlNl-
  3. A locale in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Routt County, Colorado.
    Categories (place): Places in Colorado, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Colorado, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Clark-en-name-WB-5g6f-
  4. A locale in the United States:
    A minor city in Randolph County, Missouri; named for Confederate general John Bullock Clark Jr..
    Categories (place): Cities in Missouri, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Clark-en-name-ZbwSLRz5
  5. A locale in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Storey County and Washoe County, Nevada.
    Categories (place): Places in Nevada, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Nevada, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
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  6. A locale in the United States:
    A township in Union County, New Jersey; named for Declaration of Independence signatory Abraham Clark.
    Categories (place): Places in New Jersey, USA, Places in the United States, Townships
    Sense id: en-Clark-en-name-aHemM-a~
  7. A locale in the United States:
    A borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
    Categories (place): Boroughs in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Clark-en-name-6P9SbiAG
  8. A locale in the United States:
    A city, the county seat of Clark County, South Dakota.
    Categories (place): Cities in South Dakota, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in South Dakota, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Clark-en-name-lx03VSQb Categories (other): County seats of South Dakota, USA
  9. A locale in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Washington.
    Categories (place): Places in Washington, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Washington, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Clark-en-name-je3ayBfT
  10. A locale in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia.
    Categories (place): Places in West Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Clark-en-name-a1WewlX6
  11. A locale in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in the town of Hixon, Clark County, Wisconsin.
    Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Clark-en-name-vaxOLg5H
  12. A locale in the United States:
    A former settlement in California.
    Categories (place): Historical settlements, Places in California, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Clark-en-name-X9e5-TNy
  13. A locale in the United States:
    A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Clark Township.
    Categories (place): Places in the United States, Townships
    Sense id: en-Clark-en-name-YikG3AAK
  14. A locale in the Philippines.
    A freeport zone in Pampanga, site of a former United States Air Base.
    Categories (place): Places in the Philippines
    Sense id: en-Clark-en-name-9yyRQHID
  15. A locale in the Philippines.
    A development in Tarlac, the New Clark City.
    Categories (place): Places in the Philippines
    Sense id: en-Clark-en-name-Y~jLrEMk
  16. A locale in the Philippines.
    A special economic zone spanning Tarlac and Pampanga province.
    Categories (place): Places in the Philippines
    Sense id: en-Clark-en-name-xhJGVLNN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Clarke, Clerk, Clerke [surname]
Derived forms: Clark cell, Clark County, Clark electrode, Clark Fork, Clarksdale, Clark's nutcracker, Lewis and Clark County, 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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