Parkman

Parkman
Recorded as Park, Parke, Parks, Parkes Perks, the occupational Parkman, and the residential Parkhouse, this is an English surname. It has two possible origins. It can be either a metonymic or occupational name for someone employed in or at a park, or it can be topographical, and denote someone who lived by such a place. The derivation is from the pre 10th century Old French word "parc." This described in medieval times a large enclosed area where a landowner could hunt game. Early examples of the surname development include the recordings of Iselota atte Park of the county of Kent in 1285, Henry del Parks of Worcestershire in 1304, whilst Johannes del Parkhouse appears in the Poll Tax rolls for the county of Yorkshire, in 1379, and Humphrey Parkman at St James Clerkenwell in the city of London in 1668. Thomas Parkes was an early settler in the new colony of 'Virginea'. He appears in what is believed to have been the first muster or census of inhabitants on February 24th 1624 where is recorded as 'living in James Cittee'. The famous Scottish explorer, Mungo Park, (1771 - 1806), led two expeditions to trace the source of the Niger in Africa, and published an account of his adventures called simply "Travels", in 1799. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Henry del Parck. This was dated 1272, in the Assize Court rolls of Staffordshire, during the reign of King Edward 1st of England. He was known to history as "The Hammer of the Scots", 1272 - 1307. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Parkman — may refer to: *Francis Parkman (1823–1893) *His uncle George Parkman (c. 1790 1849), the victim in the Parkman Webster murder case *Parkman, Maine *Parkman, Ohio *Parkman, Wyoming *Matt Parkman, a fictional character portrayed by Greg Grunberg on …   Wikipedia

  • Parkman — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Parkman (Maine) Parkman (Ohio) Parkman (Wyoming) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Parkman — Parkman, WY U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming Population (2000): 137 Housing Units (2000): 55 Land area (2000): 11.111275 sq. miles (28.778069 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.022956 sq. miles (0.059456 sq. km) Total area (2000): 11.134231 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Parkman, WY — U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming Population (2000): 137 Housing Units (2000): 55 Land area (2000): 11.111275 sq. miles (28.778069 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.022956 sq. miles (0.059456 sq. km) Total area (2000): 11.134231 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Parkman — (spr. män), Francis, amerikan. Geschichtsforscher, geb. 16. Sept. 1823 in Boston, gest. 8. Nov. 1893 in Jamaica Plain (Mass.), machte 1846 eine Reise in die Rocky Mountains, deren Resultate er in dem Werk »Oregon trail. Prairie and Rocky Mountain …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Parkman —   [ pɑːkmən], Francis, amerikanischer Historiker, * Boston (Massachusetts) 16. 9. 1823, ✝ Jamaica Plain (Massachusetts) 8. 11. 1893; beschrieb aufgrund eigener Reisebeobachtungen (1846 47) auf dem Oregontrail das Leben mit Indianern und Jägern… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Parkman — [pärk′mən] Francis 1823 93; U.S. historian …   English World dictionary

  • Parkman — Francis Parkman Francis Parkman. Francis Parkman (16 septembre 1823 8 novembre 1893) était un historien et un spécialiste en horticulture américain natif de Boston. Il est connu pour avoir publié plusieurs ouvrages sur l Amérique française …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Parkman Township — ist der Name mehrerer Townships in den Vereinigten Staaten: Parkman Township (Ohio) Parkman Township (Oklahoma) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Parkman, Ohio — Parkman is an unincorporated community in southern Parkman Township, Geauga County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44080. [ [http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty… …   Wikipedia

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