Last Name Clerk

The last name "Clerk" is of English and Scottish origin. It is an occupational surname derived from the Middle English word "clerc", which means a clergyman or a scholar. The name likely originated from someone who held a clerical or scholarly position in the medieval period. Over time, the name may have been anglicized from the original French word "clerc".

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