Parker (surname)

English surname meaning "keeper of the park"

ParkerPronunciation| PAR-ker

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Origin
Meaning| 'keeper of the park'
Region of origin| England
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]

Contents

* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* Z

## 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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