Parker (surname)
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| Pronunciation | \PAR-ker\ |
| Meaning | "keeper of the park" |
| Region of origin | England |
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Parker is a family name of English origin, derived from Old French with the meaning "keeper of the park". "Parker" was also a nickname given to gamekeepers in medieval England.[2] It is the 51st-most common surname in the United Kingdom.[3] Within the United States, it is ranked as the 47th-most common surname.[4]
Notable persons with the name include:
- Parker (Hampshire cricketer), English cricketer playing 1803–1806
- Alan Parker, English film director
- Alton B. Parker
- Arthur C. Parker
- Anthony Parker (born 1975), American basketball player
- Bonnie Parker (1910–1934), American outlaw and one-half of Bonnie and Clyde
- Camilla Parker Bowles (now Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall)
- Cameron Parker
- Candace Parker (born 1986), American basketball player; sister of Anthony
- Charles Parker (numerous people share this name)
- Charlie Parker (1920–1955), American jazz musician
- Claire Parker (see Alexandre Alexeieff and Claire Parker)
- Clifton Parker
- Colonel Tom Parker (1909–1997), Dutch-American impresario most famous as the manager of Elvis Presley
- Corey Parker (Rugby League professional; Brisbane Broncos, Queensland and Australia)
- Cynthia Ann Parker
- Dave Parker (born 1951), American baseball player
- Dave Parker, American musician
- Dave Parker, English rugby league player
- Dawaun Parker, a hip hop producer
- Donald C. Parker, American physician and amateur astronomer
- Dorothy Parker (born Dorothy Rothschild), American writer
- Edna Parker
- Ernest Tilden Parker, professor emeritus from Ohio State University
- Edwin Wallace Parker, a Methodist bishop
- Eleanor Parker
- Ellis Parker Butler
- Ely S. Parker
- Eugene Parker, astrophysicist
- Evan Parker
- Fess Parker, American actor
- Francis Parker Yockey
- Garry Parker, English footballer
- Geoff Parker
- Geoffrey Parker (historian)
- George Parker (numerous people share this name), including:
- Gloria Parker, actress and musician
- Graham Parker
- Grant Parker Associate Professor of Classics, Stanford University
- Hampton Wildman Parker, zoologist and author
- Horatio Parker (1863–1919), American composer
- Isaac Parker, U.S. Judge for the Indian Territory
- Ivan Parker, gospel singer
- Jabari Parker (born 1995), American basketball player
- Jack Parker (numerous people share this name)
- Jamie Parker, English actor
- Jamie Parker (politician), Australian Greens politician
- Jeff Parker (wrestler), Canadian professional wrestler, better known as Jagged and Scott Parker
- John Parker Hale
- John Parker (numerous people share this name)
- Johnny Parker (jazz pianist), jazz pianist
- Keigan Parker, Scottish footballer
- Kevin Parker (musician) prolific Australian, multi-instrumentalist, psychedelic rock musician, most well-known as the leader of his critically acclaimed band Tame Impala
- Kevin Parker (New York politician) (New York State Senator)
- Keith Parker Williams
- K.J. Parker
- Marshall Parker, South Carolina politician
- Lionel Dyke "Pete" Parker
- Maceo Parker
- Mary-Louise Parker
- Matthew Parker
- Maurice S. Parker, United States diplomat
- Melvin Parker
- Nicole Parker, American Emmy Award-winning actress and singer
- Paul Parker, various people called Paul Parker
- Pauline Parker of the Parker-Hulme murder
- Peter Parker (numerous people share this name; also the alter ego of Spider-Man)
- Pomeroy Parker, American Medal of Honor recipient
- Quanah Parker
- Ray Parker, Jr. (born 1954), American musician
- Robert Parker (numerous people share this name)
- Ross Parker, victim of racist murder in England shortly after the September 11th attacks.
- Sarah Parker
- Sarah Jessica Parker (born 1965), American actress
- Scott Parker, English footballer
- Shane Parker, Australian ornithologist
- Sidney Parker, British individual anarchist
- Sonny Parker (numerous people share this name)
- Stuart Parker, various people
- Suzy Parker
- Tan Parker, member of the Texas House of Representatives
- Theodore Parker, Unitarian minister
- Theodore A. Parker III, ornithologist
- Theodore W. Parker, United States Army General
- Thomas Parker (numerous people share this name), including:
- Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield
- Thomas Parker (engineer) British locomotive engineer
- Timothy Britten "Toby" Parker, American actor
- Timothy Parker (puzzle designer), crossword puzzle creator
- Tom Parker (numerous people share this name)
- Tony Parker (born 1982), French professional basketball player
- Trey Parker (born 1969), American animator and filmmaker best known as co-creator of South Park
- Walter Richard Parker
- William Parker (numerous people share this name)
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See also
References
- ↑ British surnames - origin
- ↑ "Genealogy: Name Meaning and Origin"; (About.com); retrieved August 9, 2006
- ↑ British surnames
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau; "Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census, (Table)"; published May 9, 1995
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