Parkes - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Parkes \p(a)-rkes, par-kes\ is a variant of Parker (Old English), and the meaning of Parkes is "park keeper".

The baby name Parkes sounds like Parks and Burges. Other similar baby names are Parke and Parken.

Parkes is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#12360 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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