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

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Parish Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Parish family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 554
Agricultural Labourer 295
Labourer 65
House Servant 58
Dress Maker 30
Servant 28
Laundress 25
House Keeper 22
Carter 21
Domestic Servant 21
Mason 16
Coal Miner 15
General Servant 15
Cook 14
Blacksmith 13
Carpenter 12
House Maid 12
Shoe Maker 12
Plasterer 12
Pauper 11
Farmer 10
Lace Maker 9
French Polisher 9
Agricultural Labourer Wife 8
Grocer 8

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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