The lark Surname
lark Name Meaning and History
- nickname for a merry person or an early riser, from Middle English lavero(c)k, lark (Old English lawerce). It was perhaps also a metonymic occupational name for someone who netted the birds and sold them for the cooking pot.
- from a medieval personal name, a byform of Lawrence, derived by back-formation from Larkin.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Christopher Lark/ MIchael Lark/ Mahala Lark of SouthWestern Va |
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| LARKS FROM TAVISTOCK, DEVON |
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| william lark | joyce lark | 1 |
| Richard Lark West Pittston Luzerne County 1874 | John Giles | 5 |
| Lark - Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| Hannah Lark of Yarmouth,Norfolk Eng. |
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| Lorn and Lillie LARK burial in Scott Co, VA |
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| Loren Lark | Jackie Stanley | 2 |
| Lark Family | Judy Youngblood | 4 |
| Lark - Nashville, TN |
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