How common is the surname Parkman?

2,603 people in the United States had the surname Parkman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,611 Americans. It ranked 11,998th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Parkman?

Francis Parkman, American historian (1823–1893).

Where is the surname Parkman most common?

Wikidata records people named Parkman in the United States.

Is the surname Parkman getting more or less common?

More common. 2,334 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,603 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Parkman

An occupational surname, carried by 2,603 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P625

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Parkman is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as an occupation for a gamekeeper.

Parkman is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,603 people named Parkman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 118,611 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,334.

#11,998

rank among US surnames

2,603

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+11.5%

change since 2000 (was #12,238)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,993	Chubb	2,604	118,566
#11,998	Byram	2,603	118,611
#12,003	Ehlert	2,602	118,657
#12,005	Jaber	2,601	118,703

Who is named Parkman

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

64% of people named Parkman identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 64%
Black (not Hispanic) 30%
Two or more races 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Parkmans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Francis Parkman
American historian (1823–1893)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Parkman

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

Questions

How common is the surname Parkman?: 2,603 people in the United States had the surname Parkman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,611 Americans. It ranked 11,998th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Parkman?: In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Parkman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Parkman?: Francis Parkman, American historian (1823–1893).
Where is the surname Parkman most common?: Wikidata records people named Parkman in the United States.
What type of surname is Parkman?: Parkman is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Parkman getting more or less common?: More common. 2,334 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,603 in 2010, up 12%.