Parker
/ˈpɑːrkər/noun
A surname or a person who parks vehicles, especially professionally.
Did you know?The surname Parker originally identified a medieval park-keeper, whose duties could include protecting aristocratic hunting animals and enforcing boundaries around restricted woodland.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic or pre-Germanic period
Germanic
*parruk
“An enclosed piece of land; the probable ancestral source of the English park family.”
Old English
Old English
pearroc
“A fenced or enclosed area of land.”
12th Century
Old French
parc
“An enclosed tract of land, especially one reserved for animals or hunting.”
13th Century
Middle English
parkere
“A keeper or guardian of a park; an occupational designation.”
14th Century
English
Parker
“A hereditary surname formed from the occupation of park-keeper.”
Modern English
English
parker
“A person who parks a vehicle; Parker also remains a common surname.”