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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


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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.

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

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