Parks

Parks Meaning & Origin

About Parks
The surname Parks is of English and Scottish origin, derived from the Middle English word "park" or the Old French word "parc," both meaning an enclosed area of land used for hunting. It was originally a topographic name for someone who lived near or worked in a park, or it could have been an occupational name for a gamekeeper or someone who managed a park. The surname Parks is fairly common in English-speaking countries and can also be found in variations such as Parkes or Park.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Parks holds a prominent position in our records, ranking within the top 500. Here's an in-depth look at its popularity and demographic spread:

  • Number of People with the name Parks: 88,586
  • Overall Popularity: 0.03%
  • Ranking: 354
  • Frequency per 100k people: 30.03

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Parks based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Parks is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRKS
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P062
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P AA1 R K S
🌐 IPA
/pɑrks/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRKS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P620

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Parks in Braille

Here's how to represent Parks in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Parks in braille

How to sign the name Parks using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Parks using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Parks in sign language

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