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Meaning & Origins
From the vocabulary word denoting the hardy, brightly coloured plant (Middle English hather; the spelling was altered in the 18th century as a result of folk etymological association with heath). The name was first used in the late 19th century and became particularly popular from the mid-1940s.
| 74th in the U.S. for 2011 |
English: occupational name for a gamekeeper employed in a medieval park, from an agent derivative of Middle English parc ‘park’ (see Park 1). This surname is also found in Ireland.
| 50th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Heater, Heathyr, Heathr, Heathre, Heatehr, Heathere, Heathar, Heathera, Heathor, Heatherr
Park, Parks, Parkinson, Parkhurst, Parke, Parkin, Parkes, Parkins, Parkman, Parkerson
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