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    Parker (surname)

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    Parker
    PronunciationPAR-ker
    Origin
    Meaning'keeper of the park'
    Region of originEngland
    Frequency & comparisons:[1]

    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][1] In the United States, it ranked in 1990 as the 47th most-common surname.[3]

    A

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    • Aaron Parker (soccer) (born 1986), American soccer player
    • Aaron Parker (American football) (born 1998), American football player
    • A. J. Parker (born 1998), American football player
    • Al Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Alan Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Albert Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Alfred Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Alice Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Alison Parker (reporter) (1991–2015), American television news reporter murdered in 2015 during a live interview
    • Alton B. Parker, American judge and presidential candidate
    • Andrea Parker, American actress
    • Andrea Grimes Parker, American computer scientist
    • Andrew Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Andy Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Angel Parker, American actress
    • Ann Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Anne Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Angel Parker (born 1980), American actress
    • Angelo Parker (born 1984), Canadian wrestler
    • Annise Parker (born 1956), American politician
    • Anthony Parker (born 1975), American NBA basketball player and general manager of Lakeland Magic
    • Arlie Parker (born 1938), Canadian ice hockey player
    • Arthur C. Parker, American archaeologist
    • Ashley Parker (born 1982), American journalist

    B

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    • Barbara Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Barnett Parker (1886–1941), British actor
    • Ben Parker (footballer) (born 1987), English football player
    • Ben Parker, English singer-songwriter, member of Ben & Jason
    • Ben L. Parker (1913–2003), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
    • Bernard Parker (born 1986), South African professional association footballer
    • Bert Parker (1886–1967), Australian rules footballer
    • Beth L. Parker, Canadian hydrogeologist
    • Bill Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Billy Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Blake Parker (born 1985), American baseball player
    • Bob Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Bonnie Parker (1910–1934), American outlaw
    • Brad Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Brad Parker (rugby league) (born 1997), Australian rugby league footballer
    • Brandon Parker (born 1995), American football player
    • Brendan Parker (born 1971), Australian rules footballer
    • Brant Parker (1920–2007), American cartoonist
    • Bonnie Parker (1910–1934), part of the American crime duo Bonnie and Clyde
    • Brent Parker (born 1945), American politician
    • Brett Parker, American politician
    • Brian Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Bridget Parker (equestrian) (born 1939), English equestrian and Olympic champion
    • Brock Parker (born 1981), American poker player
    • Brooks Parker (1889–1951), American foil sabre fencer

    C

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    • Caitlin Parker (born 1996), Australian boxer
    • Candace Parker (born 1986), American basketball player
    • Camille Parker, American country singer
    • Camilla Parker Bowles (born 1947), Queen of the United Kingdom since 2022
    • Cameron Parker, Scottish businessman
    • Carl Parker (born 1965), American professional football player
    • Carl A. Parker (1934–2024), American politician
    • Cary Millholland Parker, American landscape architect
    • Caryl Mack Parker, American singer-songwriter
    • Cecil Parker (1897–1971), English actor
    • Cecilia Parker (1914–1993), Canadian-born American actress
    • Charlotte Blair Parker (1858–1937), American playwright and actress
    • Chase Parker (born 1994), American actor and filmmaker
    • Chase Parker (golfer) (born 1991), American professional golfer
    • Charles Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
      • Charlie Parker (1920–1955), American jazz musician
    • Cherelle Parker, American politician
    • Christopher Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Claire Parker, American engineer and animator
    • Clifton Parker, English composer
    • Colonel Tom Parker (1909–1997), Dutch-American manager of Elvis Presley
    • Constance-Anne Parker (1921–2016), British sculptor
    • Corey Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Craig Parker (born 1970), New Zealand actor
    • Critchley Parker (1862–1944), Australian newspaperman, also his son (died 1942)
    • Curtis Parker (1901–1982), American football and basketball player and coach
    • Cynthia Ann Parker, American captive of Comanche

    D

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    • Dai Parker (1904–1965), Welsh international rugby union footballer
    • Dave Parker (1951–2025), American baseball player
    • Dave Parker (rock musician), American musician
    • Dave Parker (rugby), English rugby league player
    • David Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Daniel Parker (artist) (born 1959), American sculptor
    • Darrell Parker (born 1952), Australian Anglican bishop
    • Dawaun Parker, American hip hop producer
    • Dean Parker (1947–2020), New Zealand screenwriter
    • Deborah Parker (born 1970), American activist and indigenous leader
    • Dee Parker (died 2000), American actress
    • De'Mond Parker (born 1976), American football player
    • Dennis Parker (born 1950), American football coach
    • Dennis Parker (speedway rider) (1925–2008), English international motorcycle speedway rider
    • Dennis F. Parker (1945–2016), American musician and recording engineer
    • Derek Parker (1932–2025), British writer and broadcaster
    • Derek Parker (footballer) (1926–2011), English footballer
    • Derrick Parker (born 1957), English professional footballer
    • Deshawn L. Parker (born 1971), American thoroughbred horse racing jockey
    • Devante Parker (born 1996), German soccer footballer
    • DeVante Parker (born 1993), American football player
    • Dominic Parker (born 1964), English television personality
    • Don Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Dorothy Parker, American writer
    • Douglas H. Parker (1926–2019), American law school professor
    • Dylan Parker (born 1999), English footballer

    E

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    • E. T. Parker (Ernest Tilden Parker, 1926–1991), mathematics professor
    • Eddie Parker (pool player) (1932–2001), American pool player
    • Edie Parker (artist) (born 1956), Canadian sculptor
    • Edna Parker (1893–2008), American supercentenarian
    • Edna G. Parker (1930–1996), United States Tax Court judge
    • Edward Harper Parker (1849–1926), English barrister and sinologist
    • Edwin B. Parker (1868–1929), American lawyer and public official
    • Edwin Wallace Parker (1833–1901), American Methodist bishop
    • Elaine Parker (1926–2009) American activist
    • Eleanor Parker (1922–2013), American actress
    • Ellis Parker Butler (1869–1937), American author
    • Ely S. Parker (1828–1895), American attorney and engineer
    • Eric Parker (disambiguation, multiple people
    • Eugene Parker (1927–2022), American astrophysicist
    • Eugene Parker (sports agent) (1956–2016), American sports agent
    • Evan Parker (born 1944), British saxophone player

    F

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    • Ferdinand Lucas Parker (1885–1959), South Australian public servant
    • Fess Parker (1924–2010), American actor
    • Frank Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Franklin Parker (1902–1962), American character actor

    G

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    • Garry Parker, English footballer
    • Geoff Parker, English biology professor
    • Geoffrey Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • George Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Gerad Parker (born 1981), American football coach
    • Garald G. Parker (1905–2000), American hydrologist
    • Gerald Parker (born 1955), American serial killer
    • Gloria Parker (1921–2022), American musician and bandleader
    • Gordon Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Graeme Parker (born 1982), Scottish cattle hoof trimmer and YouTuber
    • Graham Parker, English singer-songwriter
    • Grahame Parker (1912–1995), English sportsman
    • Grant Parker, South African classics professor

    H

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    • Hampton Wildman Parker, English zoologist and author
    • Henry E. Parker (1928–2018), American politician and Connecticut State Treasurer
    • Horatio Parker (1863–1919), American composer
    • Hugh Parker (born 2006), Irish footballer
    • Hyde Parker (disambiguation), multiple people

    I

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    • Ira W. Parker (1877–1960), American politician
    • Isaac Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Isaac C. Parker (1838–1896), American politician and jurist
    • Isaac T. Parker (1849–1911), American politician
    • Isaiah Parker (born 2002), American soccer player
    • Ivan Parker (born 1957), American gospel singer
    • Ivy Parker (1907–1985), American chemist and engineer

    J

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    • Jabari Parker (born 1995), American basketball player
    • Jack Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Jacob Parker, American basketball player
    • James Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Jameson Parker (born 1947), American actor
    • Jamie Parker, English actor
    • Jamie Parker (politician), Australian Greens politician
    • Jane E. Parker, British botanist
    • Jean Parker (1915–2005), American actress
    • Jeff Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Jeffrey A. Parker (1957–2018), American businessman and education philanthropist
    • Jennifer D. Parker, American statistician
    • Joel Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • John Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Johnny Parker (jazz pianist) (1929–2010), British jazz pianist
    • JoJo Parker (born 2006), American baseball player
    • Jonathan Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Joseph Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Judy Parker, American record producer and songwriter
    • Julia Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Junior Parker (1932–1971), American blues singer and harmonica player

    K

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    • Kathleen Parker, American journalist
    • Kathy Parker (born 1943), American politician
    • Keigan Parker, Scottish footballer
    • Ken Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • 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, pen name of British author Tom Holt

    L

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    • Larry Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Laura Parker (born 1947), American artist
    • Lauren Parker (born 1988), Australian paratriathlete
    • Lilian Parker (1874–1947), British artist
    • Linda Vivienne Parker (born 1958), judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
    • Lindsay Parker (born 1980), American actress
    • Liza Parker (born 1980), English badminton player
    • Louis N. Parker, English dramatist, composer, and translator
    • Louise Parker, Canadian gymnast
    • Lowell Holden Parker, American politician
    • Lu Parker (born 1968), American beauty pageant titleholder and speaker
    • Luther Parker, American politician
    • Lyndsey Parker, American journalist
    • Lynne Parker, American roboticist

    M

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    • Mable Parker McLean (1922–2012), American academic administrator
    • Malinda Jackson Parker (c. 1903–1978), Liberian musician and politician
    • Margaret Eleanor Parker (1827–1896), British activist, reformer, and travel writer
    • Mary-Louise Parker (born 1964), American actress
    • Marshall Parker, South Carolina politician
    • Maceo Parker, American saxophonist
    • Mack Charles Parker (1936–1959), American murder victim
    • Marion Parker (1915–1927), American murder victim
    • Marion Parker (architect) (1873–1935), American architect
    • Marlon Parker, South African social entrepreneur
    • Mary Ann Parker, English traveller and writer (1765/6–1848)
    • Matt Parker, Australian stand-up comedian, author, YouTube personality and maths communicator
    • Matthew Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Maurice S. Parker, United States diplomat
    • Maurice W. Parker Sr. (1873–1958), American voice coach, champion rifle shot and billiard player
    • Max Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Wes Parker, American baseball player
    • Maynard T. Parker, American politician
    • Melonie Parker, American Chief Diversity Officer at Google
    • Melvin Parker, American drummer
    • Milo Parker (born 2002), English actor
    • Mitchell Parker, American baseball player
    • Molly Parker (born 1972), Canadian actress, writer, and director

    N

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    • Nate Parker (born 1979), American actor and filmmaker
    • Nathaniel Parker (born 1962), English actor
    • Nicholas Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Nick Parker (born 1954), British Army officer
    • Nick Parker (journalist) (born 1960/1961), English journalist
    • Nico Parker (born 2004), British actress
    • Nicole Parker (born 1978), American actor and singer
    • Nicole Ari Parker (born 1970), American actress and model

    O

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    • Ol Parker (born 1969), English director, producer and screenwriter
    • Oliver Parker (born 1960), English director, screenwriter and actor

    P

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    • Parker (Hampshire cricketer), English cricketer playing 1803–1806
    • Paige Parker (born 1995), Australian rules footballer
    • Paul Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Pauline Parker, of the 1954 Parker-Hulme murder
    • Pete Parker, Canadian radio announcer
    • Peter Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Pomeroy Parker, American Medal of Honor recipient
    • Prosper P. Parker (1836–1918), Canadian-born American engineer and politician

    Q

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    • Quanah Parker (c. 1845–1911), Comanche leader

    R

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    • Rachael Parker, Canadian bishop
    • Raymond Parker (disambiguation), multiple people, including those known as Ray Parker
    • Riley Parker (born 2000), American professional women's soccer player
    • Rob Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Robert Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Roland Parker (1925–2020), English first-class cricketer
    • Ross Parker (songwriter) (1914–1974), English songwriter, actor, and pianist
    • Ross Parker, English teenager murdered in 2001

    S

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    • Samuel Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Sarah Parker, North Carolina judge
    • Sarah Jessica Parker (born 1965), American actress
    • Scott Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Sean Parker (born 1979), American entrepreneur
    • Shane A. Parker, Australian ornithologist
    • Shawn Parker (born 1993), German footballer
    • Sidney Parker (anarchist), British anarchist
    • Simon C. Parker, British economist
    • Sista Monica Parker (1956–2014), American singer, songwriter, and record producer
    • Smush Parker (born 1981), American basketball player
    • Sonny Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Stanley Parker (1909–1981), Australian journalist and celebrity artist
    • Stephen Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Steve Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Steven Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Stewart Parker (scientist), British scientist
    • Stuart Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Suzy Parker, American model and actress

    T

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    • Tan Parker, American politician
    • Theodore Parker (1810–1860), American Unitarian minister
    • Theodore A. Parker III, American ornithologist
    • Theodore W. Parker, United States Army General
    • Thomas Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Timothy Britten Parker, "Toby" Parker, American actor
    • Timothy Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Tina Parker, American actress and director
    • Tine Moberg-Parker (born 1969), Canadian sailor
    • T. J. Parker (born 1984), French-American basketball player and coach
    • T. J. Parker (American football) (born 2004), American football player
    • Tom Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Tommy Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Tony Parker (born 1982), French basketball player
    • Tony Parker (basketball, born 1993) (born 1993), American basketball player
    • Trey Parker (born 1969), American animator and filmmaker

    U

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    • Una-Mary Parker (1930–2019), English journalist and novelist
    • Ursula Parker (born 2003), American actress

    V

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    • Victoria "Porkchop" Parker (born 1970), American drag performer and actor
    • Vincent Parker (1918–1946), Australian RAF flying ace, prisoner of war and a serial escaper

    W

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    • Walker B. Parker (1926–2014), American civil servant, adviser, academic and politician
    • Walter Richard Parker, English Victoria Cross recipient
    • Wayshawn Parker, American football player
    • Wes Parker, American baseball player
    • William Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Wil Parker (born 2002), Australian rules football player
    • Will Parker (1873–1955), Welsh international rugby union footballer
    • Wilson Parker (1909–?), English professional footballer

    Z

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    • Zach Parker (born 1994), British boxer
    • Zachary Parker, American politician and educator

    Fictional characters

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    • Parker siblings, recurring characters in The Vampire Diaries television series
    • Parker (Stark novels character), ruthless criminal in novels by Donald E. Westlake writing as Richard Stark
    • Parker, the butler in Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan
    • Alden Parker, NCIS Supervisory Special Agent and former FBI Special Agent on American military police procedural NCIS
    • Alison Parker (Melrose Place), character in the television series Melrose Place
    • Alison Parker, main character in Spanish heist crime drama television series, Money Heist
    • Aloysius Parker, in the British 1960s television series Thunderbirds
    • April Parker, Mayday's clone and the superhero Spider-Girl/Mayhem
    • Annie Parker, main character in the 2013 American drama film, Decoding Annie Parker
    • Audrey Parker (Haven), fictional character in Haven
    • Audrey Parker-Nichols, fictional character in Drake & Josh
    • Audrey Parker (The 4400), fictional character in The 4400
    • Benjamin Richard Parker, son of Peter Parker and little brother of Spider-Girl in the Marvel Comics 2 continuity
    • Benji Parker, a character from the alternate future MC2 universe, the younger brother of May Parker / Spider-Girl, and son of Mary Jane Watson and Peter Parker / Spider-Man
    • Bert Parker, in Those We Love
    • Bridget Parker, from the Australian soap opera Neighbours
    • C.D. Parker, a main character in the American television crime drama series, Walker, Texas Ranger
    • C. J. Parker, from the television series Baywatch
    • Coleman Parker, in TV-series The Wire
    • Darius Parker, minor fictional character in television series, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    • Dawn "Dakota" Parker, in the 2001 action comedy film, The 51st State
    • Dell Parker, from Private Practice
    • Drake Parker, Drake & Josh characters
    • Dre Parker, main character in the 2010 martial arts drama film, The Karate Kid
    • Hallie Parker, one of the main characters in The Parent Trap (1998)
    • Jennifer Parker, in the Back to the Future film series
    • Jennifer Parker, the main protagonist in the 1980 novel, Rage of Angels
    • Jennifer Parker, in the 1994 television series, My Brother and Me
    • Kaine Parker, Spider-Man's clone
    • Ken Parker, from a series of eponymous Italian comics created by Giancarlo Berardi and Ivo Milazzo
    • Kim Parker, in Moesha and The Parkers
    • Kristen Parker, in the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series
    • May Parker, Spider-Man's aunt
    • Mayday Parker, the public identity of the Marvel Comics' superhero Spider-Girl
    • Peter Parker, the public identity of the Marvel Comics' superhero Spider-Man
      • Peter Parker (2002 film series character), his counterpart in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy
      • Peter Parker (The Amazing Spider-Man film series), his counterpart in The Amazing Spider-Man film series
      • Peter Parker (Marvel Cinematic Universe), his counterpart in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
      • Alternative versions of Peter Parker, his counterpart in the Marvel Comics Multiverse
    • Peni Parker, the public identity of the Marvel Comics' superhero SP//dr
    • Penny Parker, the heroine of a series of 17 books written by Mildred Benson
    • Penny Parker, recurring fictional character in the 1985 television series MacGyver and its 2016 reboot
    • Richard and Mary Parker, Spider-Man's biological parents
    • Riley Parker, from the Australian television soap opera, Neighbours
    • Richard Parker, the tiger in The Life of Pi
    • Tej Parker, The Fast and the Furious character
    • Teresa Parker, Spider-Man's sister
    • Ben Parker "Uncle Ben," a fictional character who is the uncle of Peter Parker / Spider-Man

    See also

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    • Parker (given name)

    References

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    1. ^ a b Parker Surname at Forebears
    2. ^ "PARKER - Name Meaning & Origin". About.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
    3. ^ U.S. Census Bureau; "Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census, (Table)" "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-10-12. Retrieved 2006-08-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link); published May 9, 1995
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