Parish Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Parish Name Meaning: This is locational for 'from Paris' in France. Secondly from a rare medieval personal name 'Paris' an old French form of 'Patrick'. From Latin 'Patricius',meaning 'nobleman'.

The earliest recorded spelling is that of 'Lotyn De Paris'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Parish Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Parish family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 364
Agricultural Labourer 225
House Servant 92
Labourer 71
Farm Labourer 49
Dress Maker 44
At Home 33
Pauper 29
Servant 29
Laundress 25
General Servant 19
Errand Boy 15
Lace Maker 15
Blacksmith 14
Wife 12
Plasterer 12
Mason 11
Butcher 11
Groom 10
Cook 10
Scholar At Home 10
Agricultural Labourer's Wife 9
Milliner 9
Straw Plaiter 9
Annuitant 9

Parish Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Parish 100% 33,609
2 Prish 83% 156

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The surname Parish is the most popular version of all its varients

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