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| + | *'''English''': occupational name for a gamekeeper employed in a medieval park, from an agent derivative of Middle English parc 'park.' This surname is also found in Ireland. <ref>Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4</ref> | ||
| + | *Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish names.<ref>Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4</ref> | ||
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