The parker Surname
parker Name Meaning and History
- English: occupational name for a gamekeeper employed in a medieval park, from an agent derivative of Middle English parc ‘park’ (see Park 1). This surname is also found in Ireland.
- Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish names.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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