Parker is a rather uncommon English language masculine or feminine unisex given name of Old English origin, meaning "park keeper", hence also an Old English occupational surname. Parker was more common in the 19th century as a personal name than it is now. The name has variants.
People with the given name include:
Parker Burrell (born 1937), Canadian politician
Parker Cleaveland (1780–1858), American geologist and mineralogist
Parker Fennelly (1891–1988), American actor
Parker Gispert (born 1982), American, lead singer of The Whigs
Parker Griffith, American politician
Parker Hall (1916–2005), American football player
Parker Jacobs, American artist, actor and musician
Parker Johnstone (born 1961), American racecar driver
Parker MacDonald (born 1933), Canadian professional ice hockey player
Parker McKenzie (1897–1999), American linguist, oldest living Kiowa Native American
Parker McLachlin (born 1979), American professional golfer
Parker Mitchell, Canadian co-founder of Engineers Without Borders
Parker Posey (born 1968), American actress
Parker Cannon, lead singer of The Story So Far
Parker Sage, American founder of Black Legion
Parker Stevenson (born 1952), American actor
Parker Lewis, Television show character, portrayed by Corin Nemec
