Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
PARKES
There are approximately 16,860 people named Parkes in the UK. That makes it the 598th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 267 are named Parkes.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
ParkeParks
Park
Perks
Perkis
Pares
Parcus
Parekh
Parese
Parckes
Pareks
Parcks
Pairke
Parcke
Pareke
Parek
Paarks
Parcs
Parckys
Parcoes
Pareck
Parec
Parecz
Pareq
Pairk
Parck
Parect
Parcos
Parcas
The Parkes surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
PARKES. \Iay belong to the series, Park, Parkins, Perkins, Parkinson, kc, from Peter, the Christian name ; or may be local, from Pai'cs, near Pont-E•eque, or Paves, near AlenQon, both in Normandy.