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 politicianParker Cleaveland (1780–1858), American geologist and mineralogistParker Fennelly (1891–1988), American actorParker Gispert (born 1982), American, lead singer of The WhigsParker Griffith, American politicianParker Hall (1916–2005), American football playerParker Jacobs, American artist, actor and musicianParker Johnstone (born 1961), American racecar driverParker MacDonald (born 1933), Canadian professional ice hockey playerParker McKenzie (1897–1999), American linguist, oldest living Kiowa Native AmericanParker McLachlin (born 1979), American professional golferParker Mitchell, Canadian co-founder of Engineers Without BordersParker Posey (born 1968), American actressParker Cannon, lead singer of The Story So FarParker Sage, American founder of Black LegionParker Stevenson (born 1952), American actorParker Lewis, Television show character, portrayed by Corin Nemec