What is parks surname?

Parks is a surname of English and Scottish origin. It originated from the Middle English word "park," meaning an enclosed area where game is kept. In Scotland, the name Parks is often a topographic name for someone who lived or worked in a park.

According to the 2010 United States Census, Parks is the 776th most common surname in the U.S., with an estimated 62,776 individuals carrying the name. It is most commonly found in the southern United States, particularly Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

Notable people with the surname Parks include Rosa Parks, the civil rights activist known for refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955, Gordon Parks, an American photographer, musician, writer, and film director, and Suzan-Lori Parks, a Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright and screenwriter.