Parker (surname)
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| Pronunciation | \PAR-ker\ |
| Meaning | "keeper of the park" |
| Region of origin | England |
| Popularity | Behind the Name |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Parker |
Parker is a family name of English origin, dervied from Old French with the meaning "keeper of the park". "Parker" was also a nickname given to gamekeepers in medieval England.[1] Within the United States, it is ranked as the 47th-most common surname.[2] Notable persons with the name include:
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- Alan Parker
- Alton B. Parker
- Arthur C. Parker
- Bonnie Parker of Bonnie and Clyde
- Camilla Parker Bowles (now Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall)
- Cameron Parker
- Candace Parker
- Charles Parker (numerous people share this name)
- Charlie Parker, jazz musician
- Claire Parker (see Alexandre Alexeieff and Claire Parker)
- Clifton Parker
- Colonel Tom Parker
- Corey Parker
- Cynthia Ann Parker
- Dave Parker (numerous people share this name)
- Dawaun Parker, a hip hop producer
- Donald C. Parker, American physician and amateur astronomer
- Dorothy Parker (born Dorothy Rothschild)
- Edna Parker
- Edwin Wallace Parker, a Methodist Bishop
- Eleanor Parker
- Ellis Parker Butler
- Ely S. Parker
- Eugene Parker, astrophysicist
- Evan Parker
- Fess Parker
- Francis Parker Yockey
- Frederick Parker, British hurdler
- Geoff Parker
- George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield
- Georgie Parker
- Gloria Parker[1], actress, musician
- Graham Parker
- Isaac Parker, U.S. Judge for the Indian Territory
- Ivan Parker, gospel singer
- John Parker Hale
- John Parker (numerous people share this name)
- Kevin Parker (New York State Senator)
- Keith Parker Williams
- K.J. Parker
- Lionel Dyke "Pete" Parker
- Maceo Parker
- Mary-Louise Parker
- Matthew Parker
- Melvin Parker
- Nicole Parker
- Pauline Parker of the Parker-Hulme murder
- Quanah Parker
- Ray Parker Jr.
- Robert Parker (numerous people share this name)
- Sarah Parker
- Sarah Jessica Parker, actress
- Scott Parker
- Shane Parker, Australian ornithologist
- Stuart Parker
- Suzy Parker
- Theodore Parker, Unitarian minister
- Theodore A. Parker III, ornithologist
- Theodore W. Parker, United States Army General
- Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield
- Thomas Parker (engineer) British locomotive engineer
- Timothy Parker, crossword puzzle creator
- Tony Parker, French professional basketball player
- Trey Parker
- Walter Richard Parker
- William Parker
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[edit] References
- ^ About.com; "Genealogy: Name Meaning and Origin"; <http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/p/bl_name-PARKER.htm>; retrieved August 9, 2006
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau; "Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census, (Table) Name Files dist.all.last"; published May 9, 1995; <http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/dist.all.last>
