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Clerk Family History

Clerk Surname Meaning

English: variant of Clark. Americanized form of French Clerc and perhaps also of the Dutch and Flemish cognates De Klerk and De Clerck or of variants of these names.

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Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Clerk family from?

You can see how Clerk families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Clerk family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Clerk families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 164 Clerk families living in London. This was about 31% of all the recorded Clerk's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Clerk families in 1891.
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What did your Clerk ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Clerk. 16% of Clerk men worked as a General Labourer and 68% of Clerk women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Clerk were Bricklayer and Domestic Servant.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    16%
  • Builders Labourer
    8%
  • Old Age Pensioner
    7%
  • Bricklayer
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    68%
  • Private Means
    4%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Domestic Servant
    3%

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Census Records

There are 28,000 census records available for the last name Clerk. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Clerk census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 3,000 immigration records available for the last name Clerk. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 2,000 military records available for the last name Clerk. For the veterans among your Clerk ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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