PARKE

A piece of ground inclosed, and stored with deer and other beasts of chase.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

PARKE. 1. May be a derivative of Peter, and intermediate between that and Parkins ; or, 2, local ; either from one of the places called Pare in Normandy, situated respectively near Diepie and Bernay ; or from residence near some English park, like the De la Parocke of the H.R.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.