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Clarkson is an early medieval English language occupational patronymic surname associated with a scribe, secretary, or member of a minor religious order. The Early Middle Ages is a period in the History of Europe following the fall of the Western Roman Empire spanning roughly five centuries from AD 500 English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States A patronym, is a component of a Personal name based on the name of one's father A surname is a name added to a Given name and is part of a Personal name. The prefix, "Clark", is derived from the Olde English clerec or clerc ("priest"), and these derived from the Latin clericus. Clark is an Anglo Saxon Surname derived from the Latin clericus meaning "scribe" "secretary" or a scholar within a religious Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. The suffix, "son", denotes "chld/descendent of". Earliest records of the surname appear after the Norman Conquest of 1066. Other variant patronymics of Clark include Clarson and Clarkstone. ^[1] Clarkson is uncommon as a given name. People with the name Clarkson include:

People

• Adrienne Clarkson (born 1939), former Governor General of Canada
• Jeremy Clarkson (born 1960), British motoring journalist and TV presenter
• John Clarkson, (born 1861), American baseball player
• Kelly Clarkson (born 1982), American Idol winner; singer/songwriter
• Lucy Clarkson (born 1983), British model
• Nathaniel James Clarkson, (born 1978), British record producer, aka Nat Clarxon & NJC
• Patricia Clarkson (born 1959), American actress
• Robert Clarkson, American tax protester
• Stephen Clarkson (born 1937), Canadian political scientist
• Thomas Clarkson (1760–1846), British abolitionist

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