Parker Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Parker Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Parker

The origin of the name Parker was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. include Parkerson, Parkhouse and Parkman. This is an occupational name meaning 'park guardian', from a person who made his living as a guardian of a park. A well-known family of the name became established at Browsholme Hall, Clitheroe, England . The hall was built by Richard le Parker in the year 1380, and is still the family seat. This name is of Anglo-Norman descent spreading to Ireland , Scotland and Wales in early times and is found in many mediaeval manuscripts in these countries. Examples of such are a John Parker, County Dorset, who was recorded in the 'Hundred Rolls', England , in the year 1273 and a Gilcrist Parker, Cardross, Scotland , who was a park-keeper in the year 1329. In Ireland the name Parker has been on record since the fifteenth century and is prominent in the census records of 1659 where it appears as 'tituladoes' in all four Provinces. Parker is also a name that was introduced into Ulster Province by settlers who arrived from England and Scotland , especially during the seventeenth century. Parker is also a name that was introduced into Ulster Province by settlers, adventurers and traders who arrived primarily from England and Scotland , especially during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The Gaelic form of the name is Pairceir but this is seldom in use in modern times.