Parsons Name Meaning: A name given to a servant of a parson or parish priest.
This was a name given to a servant of a parson or parish priest. It was also given to children of a parson.
Discover how your Parsons ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 117 |
| Berkshire | 329 |
| Cambridgeshire | 146 |
| Channel Islands | 67 |
| Cheshire | 130 |
| Cornwall | 607 |
| Cumberland | 7 |
| Derbyshire | 123 |
| Devon | 1,042 |
| Dorset | 715 |
| Durham | 74 |
| Essex | 213 |
| Gloucestershire | 853 |
| Hampshire | 582 |
| Herefordshire | 103 |
| Hertfordshire | 180 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 27 |
| Isle of Man | 5 |
| Kent | 451 |
| Lancashire | 401 |
| Leicestershire | 157 |
| Lincolnshire | 186 |
| London | 2,750 |
| Middlesex | 222 |
| Northumberland | 24 |
| Norfolk | 216 |
| Northamptonshire | 165 |
| Nottinghamshire | 130 |
| Oxfordshire | 240 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 27 |
| Shropshire | 133 |
| Suffolk | 88 |
| Somerset | 1,969 |
| Surrey | 490 |
| Sussex | 1,186 |
| Staffordshire | 603 |
| Warwickshire | 921 |
| Westmorland | 20 |
| Wiltshire | 568 |
| Worcestershire | 456 |
| Yorkshire | 288 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 24 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 10 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 9 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 148 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 8 |
| Monmouthshire | 201 |
| Pembrokeshire | 7 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 3,024 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 650 |
| Labourer | 442 |
| Domestic Servant | 213 |
| General Servant | 168 |
| Dress Maker | 159 |
| Laundress | 156 |
| Carpenter | 131 |
| Servant | 100 |
| Farm Labourer | 88 |
| Gardener | 82 |
| Glover | 73 |
| Tailor | 68 |
| Farm Servant | 62 |
| Annuitant | 62 |
| Coal Miner | 61 |
| House Keeper | 54 |
| Dressmaker | 53 |
| Shoe Maker | 52 |
| Cook | 50 |
| General Servant Domestic | 47 |
| Ag Labourer | 46 |
| Groom | 45 |
| Nurse | 44 |
| Farmer | 41 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Parsons | 10,379 |
| Mary Parsons | 9,325 |
| John Parsons | 7,814 |
| Elizabeth Parsons | 6,415 |
| George Parsons | 5,697 |
| James Parsons | 5,198 |
| Sarah Parsons | 5,003 |
| Thomas Parsons | 4,639 |
| Charles Parsons | 3,706 |
| Henry Parsons | 3,586 |
| Ann Parsons | 3,292 |
| Jane Parsons | 2,680 |
| Eliza Parsons | 2,514 |
| Joseph Parsons | 2,503 |
| Emma Parsons | 2,190 |
| Frederick Parsons | 2,148 |
| Ellen Parsons | 2,119 |
| Alice Parsons | 2,068 |
| Annie Parsons | 1,960 |
| Emily Parsons | 1,810 |
| Edward Parsons | 1,765 |
| Alfred Parsons | 1,687 |
| Robert Parsons | 1,584 |
| Arthur Parsons | 1,543 |
| Richard Parsons | 1,474 |