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 650
Agricultural Labourer 66
Coal Miner 43
Domestic Servant 29
General Labourer 28
Labourer 27
General Servant 23
Dress Maker 21
Cotton Weaver 17
Carpenter 16
House Keeper 16
Laundress 14
Farm Labourer 14
Annuitant 10
Bricklayer 10
Cook Domestic Servant 10
Gardener 9
Servant 9
Joiner 9
Farm Servant Indoor 9
Grocer 8
Grocer Assistant 8
Clerk 7
Cook 7
Butcher 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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