Meaning & Origin
A surname transferred from the nickname, from lark as a byname or for a catcher and seller of larks.
Lark is a girl's and boy's baby name of Old English origin, from the Anglo-Saxon lawerce meaning 'lark,' the small, singing bird celebrated for its joyous, spiraling song — the bird of dawn, rising singers, and pastoral poetry.
The lark ascending, as Vaughan Williams' famous orchestral piece describes, is a perfect metaphor for childhood — full of upward motion, pure joy, and music. Lark is a name of absolute, unadorned beauty: four letters, one syllable, carrying the song of morning sky.