Parson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Parson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Parson family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 48
General Labourer 38
General Servant Domestic 23
Farmer 21
Cook Domestic 16
Scholar 16
Laundress Wash 15
Dress Maker 13
Agricultural Labourer 13
Domestic Servant 12
Cotton Weaver 12
Servant Domestic 10
Carpenter 9
Bricklayer Labourer 8
General Domestic Servant 8
House Maid Domestic 8
Farm Labourer 8
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 8
Brick Layer 7
Dressmaker 7
Gardener 7
School 7
Bricklayer 6
Coal Miner Hewer 6
Gardener Domestic 6

Parson Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Parson is the 2nd most popular variant of Pearson.

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