Parkman Surname

117,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Parkman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the park man.' The same as Parker, which see, compare Bridger and Bridgman.

1668. Married — Humfrey Parkman and Alice Hyon: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1790. — Edmund Smallman and Jane Parkeman: St.

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Parkman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9021:124,90013,268
England4121:135,23813,274
Canada1721:214,21920,702
Australia821:329,21628,102
Sweden551:179,03212,357
Mexico541:2,298,63320,081
Wales521:59,5105,360
Czechia431:247,29033,576
Finland351:157,04914,263
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Israel101:855,76354,181
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
China41:341,830,39216,990
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1901:128,29111,943
Wales211:74,6863,520
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6541:76,7878,161

The alternate forms: Pärkman (1) are calculated separately.

Parkman (25) may also be a first name.

Parkman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the park man.' The same as Parker, which see, compare Bridger and Bridgman.

1668. Married — Humfrey Parkman and Alice Hyon: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1790. — Edmund Smallman and Jane Parkeman: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Park (q.v.) + man.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who had charge of a park for the lord of the manor; a gamekeeper.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Parkman Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Parkman Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Parkman (Russian: Паркман) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Pärkman. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Parkman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 117,870th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,867,165 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Parkman are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 25 people.

The last name Parkman is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 2,902 people, or 1 in 124,900. In The United States Parkman is primarily found in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, Mississippi, where 11 percent reside and Georgia, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Parkman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Parkman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 444 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 217 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 248 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Parkman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Parkman surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Parkman last name are 10.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.89% being registered with the party.

The amount Parkman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.98% less than the national average, earning R 28,572 per year; in United States they earn 8.18% less than the national average, earning $39,619 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.29% less than the national average, earning $44,570 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pärkman951/
Parkmann9331/
Parckman930/
Perkman8699/
Parkmon8622/
Porkman864/
Parkmanová8240/
Perkmann80872/
Parkmond8057/
Parkmont801/
Parqmann801/
Pourkman801/
Parhcman800/
Parkmannová7814/
Pourkhman751/
Peerrkhman712/

Parkman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parkman in the Russian language
Паркманparkman-

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Parkman Reference & Research

Parkman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Parkman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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