Kark
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kark, variant of Kirch.
Proper noun
Kark (plural Karks)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kark is the 75799th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 254 individuals. Kark is most common among White (87.8%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kark”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 277.
German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German karke, kerke, kirke, from Old Saxon kirika, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā. More at church.
Noun
Kark f (plural Karken)