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 | 28 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 26 |
| Cambridgeshire | 36 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 12 |
| Cornwall | 33 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Derbyshire | 48 |
| Devon | 62 |
| Dorset | 6 |
| Durham | 38 |
| Essex | 33 |
| Gloucestershire | 50 |
| Hampshire | 55 |
| Herefordshire | 10 |
| Hertfordshire | 2 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 49 |
| Lancashire | 127 |
| Leicestershire | 30 |
| Lincolnshire | 56 |
| London | 334 |
| Middlesex | 17 |
| Northumberland | 10 |
| Norfolk | 35 |
| Northamptonshire | 13 |
| Nottinghamshire | 21 |
| Oxfordshire | 18 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 12 |
| Suffolk | 19 |
| Somerset | 64 |
| Surrey | 33 |
| Sussex | 44 |
| Staffordshire | 79 |
| Warwickshire | 57 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 13 |
| Worcestershire | 47 |
| Yorkshire | 161 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 3 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 44 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 14 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 310 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 40 |
| Domestic Servant | 28 |
| General Labourer | 24 |
| Coal Miner | 22 |
| Labourer | 19 |
| General Servant | 15 |
| Farm Labourer | 14 |
| Dress Maker | 13 |
| Annuitant | 10 |
| Laundress | 9 |
| Butcher | 8 |
| Servant | 8 |
| No Occupation | 7 |
| Servant Domestic | 6 |
| Shoe Maker | 6 |
| Cotton Weaver | 6 |
| Farmers Son | 6 |
| Cook | 5 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 5 |
| Carter | 5 |
| Reeler | 5 |
| None | 5 |
| Farmers Daughter | 5 |
| Retired Farmer | 5 |
| 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.