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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
- Carol EMPTYNUL Parks Emptynul
- Thomas R. Parks -- --, 1820 September 7, 1912 North Carolina
- Frances Susannah Parks -- --, 1862 January 28, 1933 Virginia
- Rosa Ann Parks -- --, 1849 May 22, 1928 Virginia
- William Alvah Parks -- --, 1825 January 27, 1875 New York
Parks Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Margaret Parks -- --, 1738 September 0, 1817
- George Parks -- --, 1864 December 0, 1904
- Thomas Parks -- --, 1807 December 0, 1878
- Mary Margaret Parks -- --, 1867 October 31, 1894 North Carolina
- Hugh Alt Parks -- --, 1716 November 4, 1780
