Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage Dutch Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From Dutch klerk meaning "clerk", making this a cognate of Clark. Related NamesDetails RootclericusVariantsDe Clerc, De Clercq, Klerk, Klerken, Klerks, Klerkse, Klerkx, KlerxOther Languages & CulturesClark, Clarke, Clarkson(English) Leclair, Leclerc, Leclercq(French) Cleary, Clery, Mac Cléirich, MacClery, McCleary, Ó Cléirigh, O'Clery(Irish) Categories clerical