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    The surname Parkinson

    An English patronymic surname, carried by 9,767 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈpɑɹ.kɪn.sən/ 3 syllables Soundex P625

    Parkinson: #3,637 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Parkinson #3,637, 9,767 people Parkinson: #3,637 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Parkinson #3,637, 9,767 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Parkinson is more common than 97.8% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Peter + -son.

    Parkinson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 9,767 people named Parkinson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 31,611 Americans. That is up 5.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,220.

    #3,637
    rank among US surnames
    9,767
    people in 2010
    3.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.9%
    change since 2000 (was #3,537)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,631Lucio9,78031,569
    #3,634Gable9,77931,572
    #3,636Echevarria9,77731,579
    #3,637Parkinson9,76731,611

    Who is named Parkinson

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

    87% of people named Parkinson identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 87%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 7.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Parkinsons

    6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Katherine Parkinson
      British actress, born 1978
    • Mark Parkinson
      45th Governor of Kansas, born 1957
    • Craig Parkinson
      British actor, born 1976
    • Bradford Parkinson
      American systems engineer and developer of global positioning system, born 1935
    • Richard B. Parkinson
      British egyptologist, born 1963
    • Keith Parkinson
      American artist (1958-2005)

    Notable Parkinsons come mostly from the United Kingdom (3) and the United States (3).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Parkinson

    Parkinson has the Soundex code P625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P625.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Parkinson come from?
    From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Peter + -son.
    How common is the surname Parkinson?
    9,767 people in the United States had the surname Parkinson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,611 Americans. It ranked 3,637th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Parkinson?
    In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Parkinson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Parkinson?
    Katherine Parkinson, British actress, followed by Mark Parkinson.
    Where is the surname Parkinson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Parkinson in the United Kingdom and the United States.
    How do you pronounce Parkinson?
    Parkinson is /ˈpɑɹ.kɪn.sən/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Parkinson?
    Parkinson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Parkinson getting more or less common?
    More common. 9,220 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,767 in 2010, up 5.9%.