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Parker (surname)

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Pronunciation
  
\PAR-ker\

Region of origin
  
England

Meaning
  
"keeper of the park"

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. It is the 48th-most common surname in England. Within the United States, it is ranked as the 47th-most common surname.

Contents

A–B

  • Alan Parker, English film director
  • Alton B. Parker, American judge and presidential candidate
  • Andrea Parker, American actress
  • Anthony Parker (born 1975), American basketball player
  • Arthur C. Parker, American archaeologist
  • Bonnie Parker (1910–1934), American outlaw
  • 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 (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
  • 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
  • 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

    • E–F

  • Edna Parker, American supercentenarian
  • Ebrahim Nadeem Parker, also known as Spyker.
  • Ernest Tilden Parker, mathematics professor
  • Edward Harper Parker, English barrister and sinologist
  • Edwin Wallace Parker, Methodist bishop
  • Eleanor Parker, American actress
  • Ellis Parker Butler, American author
  • Ely S. Parker, Seneca attorney and engineer
  • Eugene Parker, American astrophysicist
  • Evan Parker, British saxophone player
  • Fess Parker, American actor

    • G–H

  • 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 (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
  • 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–J

  • 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
  • Jabari Parker (born 1995), American basketball player
  • Jack Parker, several people
  • Jamie Parker, English actor
  • Jamie Parker (politician), Australian Greens politician
  • Jane E. Parker, British botanist
  • Jeff Parker, Canadian professional wrestler, better known as Scott "Jagged" Parker
  • John Parker, several people
  • Johnny Parker (jazz pianist), jazz pianist

    • K–L–M–N–O

  • Keigan Parker, Scottish footballer
  • Kevin Parker (musician), Australian musician
  • Kevin Parker (New York politician), New York state senator)
  • K.J. Parker, British author
  • Lowell Holden Parker, American politician
  • Luther Parker, American politician
  • Marshall Parker, South Carolina politician
  • Maceo Parker, American saxophonist
  • Mary Ann Parker, English traveller and writer (1765/6–1848)
  • Mary-Louise Parker, American actor
  • Marty Lee Parker, CEO of Room Escape Adventures, Author, Father (1975-present)
  • 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
  • Nathaniel Parker, English actor
  • Nicole Parker, American actor and singer

    • P–Q–R

  • Parker (Hampshire cricketer), English cricketer playing 1803–1806
  • 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
  • Quanah Parker, Comanche leader
  • Ray Parker, Jr. (born 1954), American musician
  • Robert Parker (numerous people share this name)
  • 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)
  • 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 (born 1993), American college basketball player
  • Trey Parker (born 1969), American animator and filmmaker

    • U–V–W

  • Walter Richard Parker, Victoria Cross recipient
  • Wes Parker, American baseball player
  • William Parker (numerous people share this name)

    • Fiction

  • Parker, ruthless career criminal character in the 28 novels by Donald E. Westlake writing as Richard Stark.
  • Parker, a character in the British 1960s television series Thunderbirds
  • Peter Parker, The secret identity of comic book superhero and American icon, Spider-Man

    • References

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