| ![Show Contents]() Clack History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Clack familyThe surname Clack was first found in Herefordshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Clack familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Clack research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Clack History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Clack Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Clack, Clague, Clacke and others. Early Notables of the Clack familyDistinguished members of the family include - Richard Clack of Cromarsh Gifford
Clack RankingIn the United States, the name Clack is the 8,758th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Clack migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Clack Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Rich Clack, who landed in Virginia in 1663 2
- Mr. Clack, who landed in Maryland in 1695 2
Clack Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- James Clack, who arrived in Virginia in 1723 2
- Abraham Clack, who settled in Maryland in 1774
Clack Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Pat Clack, aged 20, who landed in America in 1822 2
- Agnes Clack, who, along with her husband John and brother arrived in New York in 1823
- Mr. G. Clack, (b. 1805), aged 36, Cornish settler departing from Falmouth aboard the ship "Cornwall" arriving in the United States on 3 June 1841 3
- Mrs. A. Clack, (b. 1803), aged 38, Cornish settler departing from Falmouth aboard the ship "Cornwall" arriving in the United States on 3 June 1841 3
- Miss A. Clack, (b. 1837), aged 4, Cornish settler departing from Falmouth aboard the ship "Cornwall" arriving in the United States on 3 June 1841 3
| Clack migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Clack Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Richard Clack, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1749
- Richard, Clack Jr., who landed in Nova Scotia in 1749
| Clack migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Clack Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. James Clack, (b. 1801), aged 34, English convict who was convicted in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England for 7 years for larceny, transported aboard the "Bardaster" on 7th September 1835, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1836 4
- Miss Elizabeth Clack, English convict who was convicted in Devon, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Elizabeth" on 20th June 1836, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 5
- Noah Clack, aged 22, a farm labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1858 aboard the ship "Melbourne"
| Contemporary Notables of the name Clack (post 1700) | + |
- Zoanne Clack (b. 1968), American television producer, writer, story editor, actress, and medical doctor/consultant
- Brenda Clack (b. 1945), American politician from the state of Michigan
- Jennifer Alice Clack FRS, English paleontologist elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2009 6
- Boyd Clack (b. 1951), Welsh writer, actor, and musician
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to New York 1820 - 1891 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_new_york_1820_1891.pdf
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 16th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/bardaster
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 11th March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/elizabeth
- Jennifer Clack. (Retrieved 2011, June 16) Jennifer Clack. Retrieved from http://www.theclacks.org.uk/jac/
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