Parker Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Parker

Parker

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Parker history with Parker Family Crest
Parker Motto Translated
Suggested Readings for Parker

Surname Notables

About Family Crests

Parker Products

Origins Available: English-Alt, English

Where did the English Parker family come from? What is the English coat of arms/family crest? When did the Parker family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

The history of the Parker name began with the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is occupational, derived from the job of parker, the individual who was the guardian of the of the park grounds. Some Parkers were employed by noblemen who held large estates that needed the grounds of the estate or castle maintained.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Parker, Parkers, Parkeres, Parkere and others.

First found in Derbyshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Edward Parker, who arrived in Maryland in 1637; Captain George Parker who came to Boston in 1635; William Parker, who settled in Hartford, Connecticut in 1635.

Motto Translated: Moved by neither wind nor wave

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Suggested Readings for the name Parker

Direct Ancestors of the Parker and Gray Families by Elizabeth Gray Parker.
Parker in America, 1630-1910 by Augustus G. Parker.
Parker Pathways by Katherine Jane Parker Brown.

Some noteworthy people of the name Parker

Arthur Caswell Parker (1881-1955), American archaeologist and ethnologist
Bonnie Parker (1910-1934), American bank robber and murderer, half of Bonnie and Clyde
Horatio William Parker (1863-1919), American composer
Lawton Parker (1868-1954), American portrait painter
Charlie "Bird" Parker (1920-1955), American jazz saxophonist and composer, widely considered one of the greatest and most influential jazz musicians
John Parker (1729-1775), American patriot and soldier in American Revolution, commander the minutemen at battle of Lexington
Dorothy Parker (1893-1967), American, writer and poet
Sir William Parker (1781-1866), British admiral
Frank Parker (b. 1942), tennis player
Reverend Joseph Parker (1830-1902), English preacher

Tell Me More About Family Crests

Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Parker family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Parker coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Parker genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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The Parker Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Parker Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.