The Parker surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 336,221 people carried this name — #56 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 877 people counted. That is up 4% from 324,246 in 2000.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 40 births for the Parker name in 1890.
They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 1,800 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Antrim and Cork.”
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 229 people named Parker.
Most of them — 121 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often French Polynesia.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
166 people named Parker live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
103 people named Parker have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 301 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 69 people named Parker live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 30 people named Parker live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
263 people named Parker are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Parker in American newspapers,
1878–1925.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,581,894 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Parker,
with a public archive behind them.
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Matthew Parker 1504–1575 · archbishop -
Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield 1666–1732 · judge -
Thomas Parker 1695–1784 · politician -
John Parker 1710–1765 · painter -
Sir Hyde Parker, 5th Baronet 1714–1782 · naval officer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 123 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Parker.
- Parisi 8,326 · U.S. census
- Parisien 797 · U.S. census
- Parison 130 · U.S. census
- Parisot 302 · U.S. census
- Parisotto 113 · U.S. census
- Parisse 143 · U.S. census
- Parlanti 150 · U.S. census
- Parlier 1,505 · U.S. census
- Parmentier 851 · U.S. census
- Parnin 163 · U.S. census
- Parodi 1,053 · U.S. census
- Parola 395 · U.S. census
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