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Parks Family History
Parks Genealogy & Family TreeParks is a Scottish name from Cumberland, England, where one of the earliest known ancestors—Rober de Parco—was recorded in 1202. It comes from the Old English word parc and referred to someone who lived near a park or an open area of land. Roots for this name can also be found in Korea. The family motto is Sapienter et pie which means “Wisely and piously.”
Other spellings include “Parke” and “Parkes.” Notable people with the surname include American actor Michael Parks (Kill Bill, Django Unchained, From Dusk Till Dawn), American television personality Bert Parks (Miss America Pageant), American actor James Parks (Kill Bill, Death Proof, Django Unchained), and Korean baseball player Chan Ho Park (Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees). The first Parks to come to America was Richard Parks in Massachusetts in 1647.
Parks Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Grace I. Parks -- --, 1910 March 14, 1966 Iowa
- Margaret Parks -- --, 1712 July 0, 1753
- Delinda Parks -- --, 1801 November 13, 1844 Vermont
- Delinda Parks -- --, 1801 November 13, 1844
- Andrew Parks -- --, 1790 March 17, 1868 Virginia
Parks Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- George Washington Parks -- --, 1826 March 22, 1880 Virginia
- Isaac David Parks -- --, 1874 September 18, 1959 Kentucky
- Gerald Dean Parks -- --, 1930 December 20, 2012 Virginia
- Mary Polly Parks -- --, 1828 June 0, 1900 Virginia
- George Parks -- --, 1864 December 0, 1904
