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Merge from|Clarke (surname)|discuss=Talk:Clarke#Merger proposal|date=March 2012Infobox family name| name = Clarke|image=Escribano.jpg|imagesize= 200|caption= A scribe or clerk, the occupation from which the name derives| pronunciation =| meaning = wikt:Clerk|Clerk , scribe, secretary| region = England | origin = Old English | related names = Clark , Clerk| footnotes =Frequency Comparisons http://www.britishsurnames.co.uk/surnames/Clarke British SurnamesotherusesWiktionary|Clarke Clarke is a common Irish surname, being popular in Ireland and the UK. It is the 20th most common surname in England as of 2008. It is a variant of Clark, Clerk or Clerke; the word deriving from the anglicised version of Ó Cléirigh. Clarke is an uncommon given name.
Notable people with the surname Clarke
Anthony Clarke (disambiguation) , multiple people
Arthur C. Clarke , English science fiction author, inventor, and futurist
Bobby Clarke , Canadian ice hockey player
Bruce B. G. Clarke|Bruce B.G. Clarke , retired US Army officer, author and consultant
Cam Clarke , American voice actor
Charles Clarke , British Labour Party politician
Sir Charles Clarke, 3rd Baronet , British Army Officer and Quartermaster-General to the Forces
Dave Clarke (techno DJ) , English Techno producer and DJ
Eddie Clarke , English rock guitarist
Edmund M. Clarke|Edmund Melson Clarke (born 1945), American computer scientist
Edward Ashley Walrond Clarke (died 1913), British diplomat and writer
Elizabeth Clarke , an English woman accused of witchcraft during the Essex Witch Trials
F. R. C. Clarke|Frederick Robert Charles Clarke (F. R. C. Clarke) (1931–2009), Canadian musician and composer
Frank Wigglesworth Clarke (1847–1931), an American scientist
Gaylord J. Clarke (1836–1870), New York politician and Texas judge
Gilby Clarke , U.S. guitarist and record producer
Helen Clarke (born 1971), New Zealand field hockey player
Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke (1765–1818), French politician of Irish descent
Herbert L. Clarke (1867–1945), American cornetist
Hilton Clarke (born 1979), Australian cyclist
Horace Clarke (born 1940), American baseball player
Jeremiah Clarke (1674–1707), English baroque composer
Jeremy Clarke (Governor) (1605–1652), colonial president of Rhode Island
John Clarke (disambiguation) , several people
Kenneth Clarke , a British Conservative Party politician
Louis Clarke (1901–1977), American Olympic track champion
Matthew Clarke (Australian rules footballer) , Australian rules footballer
Matthew Clarke (footballer born 1980) , English footballer who has played for Darlington F.C. and Bradford City A.F.C.
Matt Clarke (footballer born 1973) , English former football goalkeeper
Matthew Clarke, Lord Clarke
Nigel Clarke British Composer
Rebecca Helferich Clarke|Rebecca Clarke , English composer
Melinda Clarke , U.S. T.V. and film actress
Richard A. Clarke , U.S. government employee and author
