PARKE
Parke
The surname Parke has its origins in the Old English word "pearroc," which means an enclosed piece of land. Parke is a toponymic surname, derived from the numerous places called Parke or Park found throughout Britain.
The name Parke is widespread in England, particularly in the southwestern county of Devon. Variants of the name include Park, Parks, and Parke.
Notable individuals bearing the surname Parke include William Parke, an English navigator in the 17th century, and Robert Parke, an early American settler who arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 17th century.
The Parke surname is considered to be of Anglo-Saxon origin, indicating a familial association with rural areas or enclosed lands. Over time, the name has spread across the British Isles and beyond, carried by descendants of those early bearers.
The Parke surname continues to be found in various regions of the United Kingdom and is part of the rich tapestry of British surnames with deep historical roots.
There are approximately 1,576 people named Parke in the UK. That makes it roughly the 5,145th most common surname in Britain. Around 24 in a million people in Britain are named Parke.
Origin: Celtic
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: Ireland
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: Gaelic
Typical given names associated with the surname
Male
- Andrew
- Christopher
- David
- James
- John
- Michael
- Richard
- Robert
- Samuel
- Simon
- William
Female
- Elizabeth
- Ellen
- Emma
- Joanne
- Jodi
- Margaret
- Mary
- Nicola
- Patricia
- Rebecca
- Sarah
- Susan
- Suzanne
Similar and related surnames
- Parks
- Parkes
- Park
- Parco
- Parce
- Pare
- Paree
- Parc
- Prake
- Paire
- Par
- Paracca
- Parag
- Parcey
- Parcker
- Parcy
- Pareek
- Parekh
- Pares
- Parez
- Parga
- Parge
- Pargo
- Parice
- Parick
- Parik
- Parikka
- Parise
- Parize
- Parkas
- Parken
- Parkens
- Parker
- Parkers
- Parkett
- Parkey
- Parkhi
- Parki
- Parkie
- Parkis
- Parkr
- Parkus
- Parky
- Parocki
- Parrack
- Parrag
- Parraga
- Parragh
- Parres
- Parrick
- Parrock
- Parse
- Paruk
- Pauk
- Pauks
- Paulk
- Pearcey
- Pearco
- Peark
- Pearkes
- Pearks
- Peracca
- Perec
- Perego
- Perek
- Peric
- Perica
- Perick
- Perico
- Perigo
- Perigoe
- Perika
- Perk
- Perka
- Perke
- Perkes
- Perkess
- Perkey
- Perko
- Perks
- Perky
- Perocco
- Perrick
- Perrigo
- Perucca
- Perucki
- Pierik
- Pierog
- Piorko
- Pirak
- Pirc
- Pirek
- Piric
- Pirk
- Pirke
- Pirko
- Pirks
- Pirog
- Porag
- Porc
- Porco
- Porcu
- Porecki
- Pork
- Porke
- Porkess
- Porkka
- Porks
- Porock
- Porreca
- Praag
- Praagh
- Prack
- Prag
- Pragg
- Prague
- Prak
- Preca
- Pregg
- Prego
- Preik
- Prek
- Preko
- Pric
- Prica
- Prick
- Pricke
- Prieg
- Priego
- Prig
- Prigg
- Prigge
- Prike
- Proc
- Proca
- Prock
- Procko
- Prok
- Proko
- Prugh
- Pryga
- Pryke
- Purek
- Purk
- Purke
- Purkes
- Purkey
- Purks
- Pyrek
- Pyrke
Related and similar names are generated algorithmically based on the spelling, and may not necessarily share an etymology.