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Template:About Template:Infobox surname Clark is an English language surname with historical links to England, Scotland, and Ireland,<ref>Clarke coat of arms, family crest and family history". irishsurnames.com. Retrieved 30 December 2007.</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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,<ref name=BRE/> including placing fourteenth in Scotland.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Clark is also an occasional given name, as in the case of Clark Gable.

According to the 1990 United States census, Clark was the twenty-first most frequently encountered surname, accounting for 0.23% of the population.<ref>United States Census Bureau (9 May 1995). s:1990 Census Name Files/dist.all.last (1-100). Retrieved on 2021-07-27.</ref> According to the 2010 United States Census, Clark was the thirtieth most frequent surname, with a count of 562,679.<ref>United States Census Bureau (October 8, 2021). [1]. Retrieved on 2025-02-11</ref>

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