Parson Name Meaning: From middlle english 'Persone','Parsoun',meaning parish priest.
This was a name given to a parish priest,the representative person of the parish.It was also given to children of a priest. This could have also been a nickname for a 'devout man'.
Discover how your Parson ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 42 |
| Buckinghamshire | 8 |
| Berkshire | 32 |
| Cambridgeshire | 65 |
| Channel Islands | 24 |
| Cheshire | 91 |
| Cornwall | 73 |
| Cumberland | 101 |
| Derbyshire | 56 |
| Devon | 161 |
| Dorset | 65 |
| Durham | 151 |
| Essex | 93 |
| Gloucestershire | 128 |
| Hampshire | 122 |
| Herefordshire | 26 |
| Hertfordshire | 30 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 162 |
| Lancashire | 447 |
| Leicestershire | 35 |
| Lincolnshire | 107 |
| London | 745 |
| Middlesex | 133 |
| Northumberland | 53 |
| Norfolk | 41 |
| Northamptonshire | 26 |
| Nottinghamshire | 84 |
| Oxfordshire | 28 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
| Shropshire | 38 |
| Suffolk | 24 |
| Somerset | 133 |
| Surrey | 167 |
| Sussex | 136 |
| Staffordshire | 215 |
| Warwickshire | 201 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 87 |
| Worcestershire | 79 |
| Yorkshire | 373 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 5 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 140 |
| Merionethshire | 5 |
| Montgomeryshire | 13 |
| Monmouthshire | 39 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 755 |
| General Labourer | 91 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 80 |
| Living On Own Means | 66 |
| Domestic Servant | 58 |
| Labourer | 54 |
| Dress Maker | 46 |
| Coal Miner | 39 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 33 |
| General Servant | 31 |
| Farmer | 31 |
| Laundress | 30 |
| General Servant Domestic | 26 |
| Cotton Weaver | 21 |
| Farm Labourer | 20 |
| Gardener | 19 |
| House Keeper | 16 |
| Clerk | 16 |
| Carpenter | 15 |
| Joiner | 15 |
| Carman | 14 |
| Grocer | 13 |
| Assistant | 12 |
| Charwoman | 12 |
| Butcher | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Parson | 1,414 |
| Mary Parson | 1,406 |
| John Parson | 1,087 |
| Elizabeth Parson | 943 |
| Sarah Parson | 727 |
| George Parson | 689 |
| Thomas Parson | 672 |
| James Parson | 594 |
| Henry Parson | 453 |
| Ann Parson | 445 |
| Charles Parson | 433 |
| Jane Parson | 398 |
| Joseph Parson | 336 |
| Eliza Parson | 281 |
| Ellen Parson | 276 |
| Richard Parson | 257 |
| Emma Parson | 251 |
| Alice Parson | 244 |
| Edward Parson | 237 |
| Hannah Parson | 236 |
| Robert Parson | 235 |
| Frederick Parson | 229 |
| Emily Parson | 225 |
| Annie Parson | 205 |
| Samuel Parson | 197 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearson | 86% | 236,587 |
| 2 | Parson | 100% | 20,103 |
| 3 | Pierson | 71% | 3,914 |
| 4 | Person | 83% | 3,470 |
| 5 | Peirson | 71% | 3,190 |
| 6 | Peerson | 71% | 1,045 |
| 7 | Preson | 67% | 420 |
| 8 | Purson | 83% | 301 |
| 9 | Prison | 67% | 277 |
| 10 | Parison | 86% | 142 |
| 11 | Pearsen | 71% | 137 |
| 12 | Perason | 71% | 132 |
| 13 | Perison | 71% | 122 |
| 14 | Eperson | 71% | 112 |
| 15 | Parrson | 86% | 102 |
The surname Parson is the 2nd most popular variant of Pearson.