Clark

Clark is an English language surname with historical links to England, Scotland, and Ireland, ultimately derived from the Latin ''clericus'' meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educated. ''Clark'' evolved from "clerk". The first records of the name are found in 12th-century England. The name has many variants. It is often used as the Anglicized variant of Irish O'Cleary, Cleary.

''Clark'' is the twenty-seventh most common surname in the United Kingdom, including placing fourteenth in Scotland.

According to the 1990 United States census, ''Clark'' was the twenty-first most frequently encountered surname, accounting for 0.23% of the population. According to the 2010 United States census, ''Clark'' was the thirtieth most frequent surname, with a count of 562,679. Provided by Wikipedia