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Origin of parker Total Records: 2  Origin of parker, Meaning of parker Origin: Parker as a surname, is occupational in origin, and refers to "the parker," the guardian, keeper or custodian of a park. Found in every early register all over England, this surname has almost become a rival of Smith, Wright, Green, Brown, Jones and Robinson for numbers. In the Hundred Rolls of 1273, we find John Parcar, of County Dorset, Adam le Parker, of County Norfolk, and Peter le Parker, of County York. (Bardsley Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames.) Surnames: Parker Submitted by: Origin of parker, Meaning of parker Origin: The Parker family of "Macclesfield," Isle of Wight County, Virginia, were probably from Macclesfield Hundred, County Chester, England, where a family of this name were long seated. Their home, "Macclesfield," appears to have been named before the Earldom of Macclesfield was created, and was probably named for their old home in England. (J. B. Boddie: Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County, Virginia, p. 038.) Surnames: Parker Submitted by: 11/23/2008 12:12 AM Page 1 of 1

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