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. [1]
Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish names.[2]
References
↑Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
↑Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
