Lark Surname

74,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,648 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Lark Surname Definition:

(English) a nickname from the bird [Middle English larke, laverock, Old English láwerce, a lark] See Laverock.

Lark Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6261:78,3538,950
England6861:81,2229,013
Australia4411:61,2157,404
New Zealand1651:27,4444,801
Pakistan1181:1,513,93116,403
Canada1111:331,94230,257
Russia1061:1,359,65195,867
Scotland401:133,8458,251
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Tanzania341:1,557,10647,112
Wales301:103,1518,167
Kazakhstan261:680,09645,825
India211:36,526,923420,161
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Sweden141:703,34052,204
France131:5,109,440259,941
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
China91:151,924,6187,954
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6091:40,0255,089
Wales271:58,0892,880
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Isle of Man61:9,045877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8361:60,0706,626

The alternate forms: Lärk (65) are calculated separately.

Lark (2,695) may also be a first name.

Lark Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) a nickname from the bird [Middle English larke, laverock, Old English láwerce, a lark] See Laverock.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One with some characteristic of a lark; dweller at the sign of the lark; descendant of little Lar, a pet form of Laurence (laurel, symbol of victory).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A diminutive of Lawrence. Hence Larken, Larkin, Larking.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Swedish, Larka; from the German, Lerch, Lorke; from the Danish, Larch er; from the Flemish, Levacq, Larock; in the Domesday Book, Lorch; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Lark: Hamo Larke appears in the Hundred Rolls. Larkins does not come from the lark, but is a diminutive of Laurence.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Lark Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lark Come From? nationality or country of origin

Lark (Arabic: لارك, Russian: Ларк) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Lärk. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lark? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 74,013th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,096,201 people. Lark is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Lark are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lark is also the 141,101st most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 2,695 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 4,626 people, or 1 in 78,353. In The United States Lark is most prevalent in: South Carolina, where 10 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Michigan, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States Lark occurs in 68 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Lark Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lark has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lark surname expanded 553 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 113 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 444 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 111 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 167 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lark Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States Lark are 4.22% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.99% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lark earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.69% less than the national average, earning R 43,512 per year; in United States they earn 6.83% less than the national average, earning $40,203 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.57% less than the national average, earning $48,405 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lärk9265/
Larke891,961/
Larck89226/
Larkk8931/
Lairk8920/
Leark8919/
Larkz8915/
Larrk894/
Laurk894/
Larkh893/
Layrk891/
Lahark8011/
Larcks803/
Larkås803/
Learke802/
Llarke802/
Layrek801/
Larcke801/
Laurks801/
Learck800/
Laurke800/
Lork75627/
Larg75172/
Lerk7582/
Larc7529/
Lörk7510/
Larkova732,114/
Layreke736/
Larkque731/
Larková731/
Lorke67949/
Lerkh67382/
Lörke67152/
Lorck67121/
Lörks67102/
Laurx6725/
Largh6719/
Llarc6715/
Llarg6712/
Lerck679/
Leerk678/
L'Arc676/
Laarg672/
Lyarkova672/
Learg672/
Lehrk672/
Loerk672/
Llork671/
Lorkh671/
Lhork671/
Larckova671/
Larhc671/
Lairg671/
Laurková671/
Largp671/
Laurg671/
Liarkova671/
Luirk670/
Lerrk670/
Largg670/

Lark Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lark in the Russian language
Ларкlark-
Lark in the Arabic language
لاركlark-

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