Parker (surname) explained
| Parker |
| Pronunciation: | PAR-ker |
| Meaning: | "keeper of the park" |
| Region: | England |
| Footnotes: | 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] In the United States, it ranked in 1990 as the 47th most-common surname.[3]
A
- 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, several people
- Alan Parker, several people
- Albert Parker, several people
- Alison Parker, news reporter victim of Murders of Alison Parker and Adam Ward in 2015
- 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
- Andy Parker, several people
- Angel Parker, American actress
- 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), U.S. journalist
B
- Barbara Parker, several 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, several people
- Billy Parker, several people
- Blake Parker (born 1985), American professional baseball player
- Bob Parker, several people
- Bonnie Parker (1910–1934), American outlaw
- Brad Parker, several people
- Brady Parker (born 1997), Australian professional rugby league footballer
- Brandon Parker (born 1995), American football player
- Brendon 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, several people
- Bridget Parker (born 1939), English equestrian and Olympic champion
- Brock Parker (born 1981), American poker player
- Brooks Parker (1889–1951), American foil sabre fencer
- Buddy Lee Parker, ring name of American wrestler DeWayne Bruce (born 1962)
C
- 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
- 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, several people, including:
- Cherelle Parker, American politician
- Christopher Parker (disambiguation), several 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, several 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
- Dai Parker (1904–1965), Welsh international rugby union footballer
- Dave Parker (born 1951), American baseball player
- Dave Parker (rock musician), American musician
- Dave Parker (rugby), English rugby league player
- David Parker, several 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 (born 1932), 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), several people, including those named Donald Parker
- Dorothy Parker (born Dorothy Rothschild), American writer
- Douglas H. Parker (1926–2019), American law school professor
- Dylan Parker (born 1999), English professional footballer
E
- E. T. Parker (Ernest Tilden Parker, 1926–1991), mathematics professor
- Eddie Parker (pool player) (c. 1932–2001), American pool player, believed by many to have been the inspiration for the character "Fast Eddie" Felson in the novel The Hustler and two films
- 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), Methodist bishop
- Eleanor Parker (1922–2013), American actress
- Ellis Parker Butler (1869–1937), American author
- Ely S. Parker (1828–1895), Seneca attorney and engineer
- Eric Parker, several people
- Eugene Parker (1927–2022), American astrophysicist
- Eugene Parker (sports agent) (1956–2016), American sports agent
- Evan Parker (born 1944), British saxophone player
F
G
- Garry Parker, English footballer
- Geoff Parker, English biology professor
- Geoffrey Parker, several people
- George Parker, several 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, several people
- Graham Parker, English singer-songwriter
- Grahame Parker (1912–1995), English sportsman
- Grant Parker, South African classics professor
H
I
J
- Jabari Parker (born 1995), American basketball player
- Jack Parker, several people
- James Parker, several 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, several people
- Jeffrey A. Parker (1957–2018), American businessman and education philanthropist
- Joel Parker, several people
- John Parker, several people
- Johnny Parker (jazz pianist) (1929–2010), British jazz pianist
- Jonathan Parker (born 1937), British judge and mediator
- Jonathan Parker (politician), American politician
- Joseph Parker, several people
- Junior Parker (1932–1971), American blues singer and harmonica player
K
L
M
- 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
- 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, several people
- Maurice S. Parker, United States diplomat
- Maurice W. Parker Sr. (1873–1958), American voice coach, champion rifle shot and billiard player
- Max Parker, several people
- Wes Parker (Maurice W. Parker III), American baseball player
- Maynard T. Parker, American politician
- Melvin Parker, American drummer
- Milo Parker, English actor
- Molly Parker (born 1972), Canadian actress, writer, and director
N
O
- Ol Parker (born 1969), English director, producer and screenwriter
- Oliver Parker (born 1960), English director, screenwriter and actor
P
- Parker (Hampshire cricketer), English cricketer playing 1803–1806
- Paige Parker (born 1995), Australian rules footballer
- Paul Parker, several people
- Pauline Parker, of the 1954 Parker-Hulme murder
- Pete Parker (Lionel Dyke Parker), Canadian radio announcer
- Peter Parker, several people
- Pomeroy Parker, American Medal of Honor recipient
- Prosper P. Parker (1836–1918), Canadian-born American engineer and politician
Q
R
- Rachael Parker, Canadian bishop
- Raymond Parker (disambiguation), several people, including those known as Ray Parker
- Riley Parker (born 2000), American professional women's soccer player
- Rob Parker, several people
- Robert Parker, several people
- Roland Parker (1925–2020), English first-class cricketer
- Ross Parker (songwriter) (1914–1974), English songwriter, actor, and pianist
- Ross Parker, 2001 murder victim
S
- Samuel Parker (disambiguation), several people, including those known as Sam Parker
- Sarah Parker, North Carolina judge
- Sarah Jessica Parker (born 1965), American actress
- Scott Parker, several people
- Sean Parker (born 1979), American entrepreneur
- Shane A. Parker, Australian ornithologist
- Shawn Parker (born 1993), German footballer
- Sidney Parker (anarchist), British anarchist
- Sista Monica Parker (1956–2014), American singer, songwriter, and record producer
- Smush Parker (born 1981), American professional basketball player
- Sonny Parker, several people
- Stephen Parker, several people
- Steve Parker, several people
- Steven Parker, several people
- Stewart Parker (scientist), British scientist
- Stuart Parker, several people
- Suzy Parker, American model and actor
T
- Tan Parker, member of the Texas House of Representatives
- Theodore Parker (1810–1860), American Unitarian minister
- Theodore A. Parker III, American ornithologist
- Theodore W. Parker, United States Army General
- Thomas Parker, several people
- Timothy Britten Parker, "Toby" Parker, American actor
- Timothy Parker, several 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 (born 2004), American football player
- Tom Parker, several people
- Tommy Parker, several 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
V
- 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
Z
Fictional characters
- 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
- 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
- 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
Notes and References
- http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/parker Parker Surname at Forebears
- Web site: PARKER - Name Meaning & Origin . https://web.archive.org/web/20090321100912/http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/p/bl_name-PARKER.htm . 21 March 2009 . . 21 August 2018.
- U.S. Census Bureau; "Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census, (Table)" Web site: Archived copy . 2006-08-09 . 2010-10-12 . http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20101012101346/http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/dist.all.last . bot: unknown . ; published May 9, 1995
