Parkinson Coat Of Arms
- Origin: English
- Spelling variations of this family name include: Parkinson, Parkinsone, Parkison and others
- First found in Lancashire where they were seated from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects
- Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were:
- Dorothy Parkinson and her husband, who arrived in Virginia in 1623
- Anne Parkinson and her husband, who settled in Virginia in 1682
- James Parkinson, who settled in the Barbados in 1635
Source: https://www.hallofnames.org.uk
