Parks Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Parks Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Parks family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 510
Coal Miner 61
Agricultural Labourer 57
General Labourer 48
Domestic Servant 33
Dress Maker 30
Farm Labourer 21
General Servant Domestic 21
Living On Own Means 21
General Servant 19
Gardener 17
Labourer 17
Laundress 16
Farmer 15
Errand Boy 13
Carpenter 13
Clerk 13
Cotton Weaver 13
Living On Her Own Means 12
General Domestic Servant 11
Butcher 10
Carter 10
Grocer 10
Grocer Assistant 9
Blacksmith 9

Parks Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Parkes 83% 36,814
2 Perks 80% 21,748
3 Parks 100% 21,089
4 Purkis 67% 5,080
5 Perkes 67% 2,256
6 Purkes 67% 854
7 Perkis 67% 650
8 Parkis 83% 550
9 Pearks 83% 260
10 Porks 80% 235
11 Pearkes 71% 125
12 Pirks 80% 100

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The surname Parks is the 3rd most popular variant of Parkes.

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