Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
PARKE
There are approximately 2,158 people named Parke in the UK. That makes it the 4,232nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 34 are named Parke.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Ireland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Related and similar surnames
ParksParkes
Park
Parco
Parce
Pare
Paree
Pairke
Pairk
Parck
Parec
Parcke
Pareck
Parckes
Paark
Pairque
Parecz
Parc
Parcks
Pairkey
Parckie
Pairkie
Parcoe
Parcae
Pareco
Parect
Parcki
The Parke surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
A piece of ground inclosed, and stored with deer and other beasts of chase.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
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.