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 492
Agricultural Labourer 75
Labourer 59
General Servant 43
Coal Miner 25
Domestic Servant 21
Dress Maker 21
Laundress 18
House Keeper 18
Servant 15
Gardener 14
Miner 14
Grocer 10
Agricultural Laborer 10
Tailor 9
Cotton Weaver 9
Wife Of Above 9
Annuitant 9
Clerk 9
Carpenter 8
Puddler 8
Farm Servant 8
Butcher 8
Errand Boy 7
Wife 7

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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