This ancient surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the medieval occupational name of a scribe, secretary, or parish cleric; the word "clerc," from the pre-7th century Old English "cler(e)c" (priest), originally denoted only members of a congregation, but since the clergy of the minor orders were allowed to marry allowed to marry, and so the surname became established. Also, since virtually only members of the order could read and write in the Middle Ages, it was natural that the term "clark" or "clerk" came to be used for literate men, especially professional secretaries and scholars. in the Domesday Book of 1086, the Hampshire Richelius Clericus appears in the book. The surname was first recorded in the early 12th century (see below), and there are other early records: elsewhere, Reginald Clerc appears in the Curia Regis Rolls of Rutland (1205), John le Clerk in the Lincolnshire "Transcripts of Charters related to the Gilbertine Houses" (1272). In modern idiom, this surname is called Clark, Clarke, Clarke, Clarke, Clarke. Richard Clark is recorded as a passenger on the "Mayflower" to the New World in 1620. Lawrence Clark was a famine immigrant who, with his wife Margaret and son Thomas, left Liverpool on the "Shenandoah" for New York in March 1846. The first recorded spelling of the family name is Willelm le Clerec, which appears in "The Old English Byname Register of Somerset," 1100-1135, during the reign of Henry I, known as the "Lion of Justice." The surname became necessary when the government introduced personal taxation. In England, this was known as the poll tax. Over the centuries, surnames in all countries have continued to "evolve," often creating surprising variants from the original spelling.

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