Parker (surname)
Parker is a surname 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 48th-most common surname in England.[1] Within the United States, it is ranked as the 47th-most common surname.[3]
| Pronunciation | PAR-ker |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "keeper of the park" |
| Region of origin | England |
| Frequency & comparisons:[1] | |
A
- Alan Parker, English film director
- Alison Parker, news reporter murdered on television along with a colleague in 2015
- Alli Parker, American model
- Alton B. Parker, American judge and presidential candidate
- Andrea Parker, American actress
- Anthony Parker (born 1975), American basketball player
- Arthur C. Parker, American archaeologist
B
- Bertha Parker Pallan (1907–1978), First Native American female archaeologist of Abenaki and Seneca descent
- Bonnie Parker (1910–1934), American outlaw
- Brandon Parker (born 1995), American football player
- Buddy Lee Parker, the best-known ring name of American professional wrestler DeWayne Bruce (born 1962)
C
- Candace Parker (born 1986), American basketball player
- Camilla Parker Bowles (now Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall)
- Cameron Parker, Scottish businessman
- Cary Millholland Parker, American landscape architect
- Charles Parker (numerous people share this name), including:
- Charlie Parker (1920–1955), American jazz musician
- Claire Parker, American engineer and animator
- Chris Parker (disambiguation) (numerous people share this name) including:
- Chris Parker (born 1964), American radio personality
- Clifton Parker, English composer
- Colonel Tom Parker (1909–1997), Dutch-American manager of Elvis Presley
- Constance-Anne Parker (1921-2016), British sculptor
- Corey Parker Australian Rugby League professional
- Cynthia Ann Parker, American captive of Comanche
D
- Dave Parker (born 1951), American baseball player
- Dave Parker, American musician
- Dave Parker, English rugby league player
- Daniel Parker (born 1959), American sculptor
- Dawaun Parker, hip hop producer
- Deborah Parker (born 1970), American activist and indigenous leader
- Dee Parker (died 2000), American actress
- Devante Parker (born 1996), German footballer
- DeVante Parker (born 1993), American football player
- Donald C. Parker, American physician and amateur astronomer
- Dorothy Parker (born Dorothy Rothschild), American writer
- Douglas H. Parker (1926-2019), American law scholl professor
E
- Eddie Parker (pool player) (c. 1932–2001), American pool player, believed by many to have been the inspiration for the character "Fast Eddie" Felson in the novel The Hustler and two films
- Edie Parker (artist) (born 1956), Canadian sculptor
- Edna Parker (1893 – 2008), American supercentenarian
- Ernest Tilden Parker (1926–1991), mathematics professor
- Edward Harper Parker (1849 – 1926), English barrister and sinologist
- Edwin Wallace Parker (1833 – 1901), Methodist bishop
- Eleanor Parker (1922 – 2013), American actress
- Ellis Parker Butler (1869 – 1937), American author
- Ely S. Parker (1828 – 1895), Seneca attorney and engineer
- Eugene Parker (born 1927), American astrophysicist
- Evan Parker (born 1944), British saxophone player
F
- Fess Parker (1924 – 2010), American actor
- Franklin Parker (1902 – 1962), American character actor
G
- Garry Parker, English footballer
- Geoff Parker, English biology professor
- Geoffrey Parker (historian)
- George Parker (numerous people share this name), including:
- George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield
- George G. C. Parker, American economist
- Georgie Parker, Australian actress
- Gerad Parker, (born 1981), American football coach.
- Gloria Parker, actress and musician
- Gordon Parker (disambiguation) (numerous people share this name), including:
- Gordon Parker (born 1940), British novelist and playwright
- Gordon Parker, professor of psychiatry
- Graham Parker, English singer-songwriter
- Grant Parker, classics professor
H
- Hampton Wildman Parker, zoologist and author
- Hattie Parker (fl. 1927–29), American soprano soloist with the Pace Jubilee Singers
- Horatio Parker (1863–1919), American composer
- Hugh G. Parker, Jr. (1934-2007), American architect
I
- Ira W. Parker (1877-1960), American politician
- Isaac Parker, U.S. Judge for the Indian Territory
- Ivan Parker, gospel singer
- Ivy Parker, American chemist and engineer
J
- Jabari Parker (born 1995), American basketball player
- Jack Parker, several people
- James Parker (disambiguation), several people
- Jamie Parker, English actor
- Jamie Parker (politician), Australian Greens politician
- Jane E. Parker, British botanist
- Jean Parker (1915-2005), American actress
- Jeff Parker, Canadian professional wrestler, better known as Scott "Jagged" Parker
- John Parker, several people
- Johnny Parker (jazz pianist), jazz pianist
- Jonathan Parker (born 1937), retired British judge and mediator
- Jonathan Parker (politician), American politician
K
- Kathleen Parker, American journalist
- Kathleen Parker (politician), American politician
- Keigan Parker, Scottish footballer
- Kevin Parker (musician), Australian musician
- Kevin Parker (New York politician), New York state senator)
- Kim Ian Parker (born 1956), Canadian religious studies scholar
- K.J. Parker, British author
L
- Lowell Holden Parker, American politician
- Luther Parker, American politician
- Lyn Parker (born 1952), British civil servant, diplomat, and legal scholar
M
- Margaret Parker (1827-1896), British women's women's social activist, social reformer, and travel writer
- Marshall Parker, South Carolina politician
- Maceo Parker, American saxophonist
- Mary Ann Parker, English traveller and writer (1765/6–1848)
- Mary-Louise Parker, American actor
- Matt Parker, Australian stand-up comedian, author, YouTube personality and maths communicator
- Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury
- Maurice S. Parker, United States diplomat
- Maurice W. Parker, Sr. voice coach, champion rifle shot and billiard player
- Maurice W. Parker, III American baseball player
- Maynard T. Parker, American politician
- Melvin Parker, American drummer
- Milo Parker, English actor
N
- Nathaniel Parker, English actor
- Nicole Parker, American actor and singer
P
- Parker (Hampshire cricketer), English cricketer playing 1803–1806
- Paige Parker (born 1995), Australian rules footballer
- Paul Parker (various people called Paul Parker)
- Pauline Parker of the Parker-Hulme murder
- Lionel Dyke "Pete" Parker, Candadian radio announcer
- Peter Parker (numerous people share this name), including:
- Peter Parker, the alter ego of Spider-Man
- Sir Peter Parker, British Rail Chairman
- Pomeroy Parker, American Medal of Honor recipient
- Prosper P. Parker (1836–1918), Canadian-born American engineer and politician
Q
- Quanah Parker, Comanche leader
R
- Ray Parker, Jr. (born 1954), American musician
- Robert Parker (numerous people share this name)
- Roland Parker (born 1925), English first-class cricketer
- Ross Parker, songwriter, actor, and pianist
- Ross Parker, murder victim
S
- Sarah Parker, North Carolina judge
- Sarah Jessica Parker (born 1965), American actress
- Scott Parker, English footballer
- Sean Parker (born 1979), American entrepreneur
- Shane Parker, Australian ornithologist
- Shawn Parker (born 1993), German footballer
- Sidney Parker, British anarchist
- Sonny Parker (numerous people share this name)
- Stewart Parker (scientist) - British scientist
- Steven Parker, multiple people
- Stuart Parker (various people share this name)
- Suzy Parker, American model and actor
T
- 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
- Thomas Parker (inventor), British inventor and industrialist
- 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
- Tony Parker (basketball, born 1993) (born 1993), American basketball player
- Trey Parker (born 1969), American animator and filmmaker
U
- Una-Mary Parker (1930–2019), English journalist and novelist
W
- Walter Richard Parker, Victoria Cross recipient
- Wes Parker, American baseball player
- William Parker (numerous people share this name)
Fictional characters
- The Parker siblings, recurring characters in The Vampire Diaries television series
- Parker, ruthless career criminal character in the 28 novels by Donald E. Westlake writing as Richard Stark.
- The Butler in Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan
- Aloysius Parker, a character in the British 1960s television series Thunderbirds
- Drake Parker, Drake & Josh characters
- Jennifer Parker, a character in the Back to the Future film series
- Kristen Parker, a character in the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series
- Peter Parker, the public identity of the Marvel Comics' superhero Spider-Man
- Peter Parker (Marvel Cinematic Universe), his counterpart of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Kaine Parker, a failed attempt to clone Spider-Man
- Peni Parker, an alternate female version of Spider-Man
- Richard and Mary Parker, Spider-Man's biological parents
- Richard Parker, the tiger in The Life of Pi
- Tej Parker, Fast and The Furious character
References
- Parker Surname at Forebears
- "PARKER - Name Meaning & Origin". About.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- U.S. Census Bureau; "Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census, (Table)" Archived 2010-10-12 at the Library of Congress Web Archives; published May 9, 1995
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