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The name may have been norman in origin having.
Early origins of the clarke family.
The surname clark originally derived from the latin form clericus.
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The name clark comes from one of the family having worked as a person who concerned himself with matters of scholarly importance or of religious orders or as a secretary.
This practice of recording a coat of arms or family crest in written as opposed to pictorial format is still used today.
Early history of the clarke family.
A roger clericus is noted in kelso roxburghshire between 1174 and 1178.
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The control of coats of arms was vested in the high court of chivalry during the early 14th century with the college of arms being established by richard iii in 1484.
The name derives from religious associations latinised as clericus meaning scribe or penman.
Crest within a serpent in circle an estoile of the arms.
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The surname clarke was first found in kent where they held a family seat from very ancient times some say well before the norman conquest and the arrival of duke william at hastings in 1066 a d.
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Even today the word and profession clerk is typically pronounced clark throughout the united kingdom.
The clarke surname is steeped in irish history.
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An estoile pierced or within a bordure of the last charged with three cross crosslets fitchee of the first.
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Jul 22 2013 clarke family crest clarke coat of arms the name of clarke was originally derived from the latin clericus a man in a religious order a cleric.
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