How common is the surname Parkes?

3,246 people in the United States had the surname Parkes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 95,116 Americans. It ranked 9,940th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Parkes?

Henry Parkes, Australian statesman and politician (1815-1896), followed by Broc Parkes.

Where is the surname Parkes most common?

Wikidata records people named Parkes in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Australia and the United States and 1 other country.

Is the surname Parkes getting more or less common?

More common. 2,719 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,246 in 2010, up 19%.

The surname Parkes

A surname, carried by 3,246 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P622

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Parkes is more common than 93.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,246 people named Parkes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 95,116 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,719.

#9,940

rank among US surnames

3,246

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+19.4%

change since 2000 (was #10,770)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,931	Tso	3,249	95,028
#9,932	Olney	3,248	95,057
#9,940	McCarroll	3,246	95,116
#9,949	Schantz	3,245	95,145

Who is named Parkes

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

76% of people named Parkes identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Parkess

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Henry Parkes
Australian statesman and politician (1815-1896)
Broc Parkes
Australian motorcycle racer, born 1981
Walter F. Parkes
American film producer, born 1951
Shaun Parkes
British actor, born 1973

Notable Parkess come mostly from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1), Australia (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Parkes

Parkes has the Soundex code P622, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P622.

Questions

How common is the surname Parkes?: 3,246 people in the United States had the surname Parkes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 95,116 Americans. It ranked 9,940th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Parkes?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Parkes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Parkes?: Henry Parkes, Australian statesman and politician (1815-1896), followed by Broc Parkes.
Where is the surname Parkes most common?: Wikidata records people named Parkes in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Australia and the United States and 1 other country.
Is the surname Parkes getting more or less common?: More common. 2,719 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,246 in 2010, up 19%.