Clark is an Anglo Saxon surname derived from the Latin clericus meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educated. Clark evolved from "clerk". First records of the name are found in the 12th century. The name has many variants.

According to the 1990 United States Census, 'Clark' was the twenty-first most frequently encountered surname, accounting for 0.23% of the population.

Clark is also an occasional given name.

List of people with surname Clark

People with the surname Clark include:

• Abraham Clark (1725–1794), American politician and Revolutionary War figure
• Alan Clark (1928-1999), British Conservative politician and author, son of Kenneth Clark
• Allen George Clark (1898 – 1962), British businessman
• Anne Clark (born 1960), poet-songwriter
• Bob Clark (Benjamin "Bob" Clark) (1941 – 2007), American director
• Buddy Clark (1911–1940), American singer
• Carmel Clark (born 1965), New Zealand swimmer
• Catherine Clark (born 1976), Canadian television host
• Chris Clark (electronic musician), English
• Chris Clark (born 1972), American internet marketer
• Claudine Clark, R&B singer and performer of the 1962 hit record "Party Lights"
• Colin Clark, British economist
• Corrie Clark (born 1982), American breaststroke swimmer
• David L. Clark (1864-1939), American confectioner
• Davis Wasgatt Clark (1812–1871), American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
• Daniel Clark, Canadian actor
• Dick Clark (born 1929), entertainer and producer
• Dick Clark. former US Senator from the State of Iowa
• Douglas Clark (disambiguation)
• Duncan Clark (d. 2007), American public health specialist
• Dwight Clark, American football player
• Frank M. Clark (1915-2003), American Congressman
• George Clark (several)
• Gerry Clark (1927-1999), New Zealand sailor and ornithologist
• Ginger Clark (1879-1943), American baseball pitcher
• Glenn Clark (born 1969), Canadian coach of Toronto Rock
• Helen Clark (born 1950), Prime Minister of New Zealand
• Hilda Clark (1872-1932), American, first Coca-Cola advertising spokesperson
• Jack Clark, American baseball player
• Hilda Margery Clarke (born 1926), English painter and curator
• James Clark (several)
• Jeff Clark (poet) (living), American poet
• Isabella Clark, wife of Prime Minister of Canada Sir John A. Macdonald
• Joe Clark (born 1939), Prime Minister of Canada
• Joetta Clark (born 1962), American middle distance runner
• John Clark (several)
• Joseph Clark (several)
• Karen Clark (born 1945), American politician from Minnesota
• Katy Clark (born 1967), British politician and trade union official
• Kenneth Clark (1914–2005), African American psychologist who testified in Brown v. Board of Education
• Kenneth Clark (1902–1979), British art historian; creator of the series Civilisation
• Mark Wayne Clark (1896–1984), American Army General
• Otey Clark (born 1915), American baseball pitcher
• Ramsey Clark (born 1927), American Attorney General, activist
• Ranza Clark (born 1961), Canadian middle distance runner
• Ryan Clark (several)
• Samuel Clark (1800-1870), American politician
• Samuel Delbert Clark (1910-2003), Canadian sociologist
• Steve Clark (1960-1991), British guitarist for Def Leppard
• Stuart Clark (born 1975), Australian Cricketer
• Thomas Clark (several)
• Tom Clark, Canadian television journalist
• Tom C. Clark (1899–1977), Attorney General of the United States, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, father of Attorney General Ramsey Clark
• Wendel Clark (born 1966), retired Canadian ice hockey player
• Wesley K. Clark (born 1944), American Army General
• Wilfrid Le Gros Clark (1895-1971), British palaeanthropologist
• Will Clark (born 1964), American baseball player
• William Clark (several)
• The Clark Sisters, American gospel vocalists from Detroit