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 | 207 |
| Buckinghamshire | 130 |
| Berkshire | 410 |
| Cambridgeshire | 189 |
| Channel Islands | 70 |
| Cheshire | 197 |
| Cornwall | 579 |
| Cumberland | 8 |
| Derbyshire | 197 |
| Devon | 1,162 |
| Dorset | 655 |
| Durham | 80 |
| Essex | 357 |
| Gloucestershire | 1,046 |
| Hampshire | 764 |
| Herefordshire | 154 |
| Hertfordshire | 230 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 25 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 486 |
| Lancashire | 691 |
| Leicestershire | 222 |
| Lincolnshire | 199 |
| London | 3,446 |
| Middlesex | 384 |
| Northumberland | 34 |
| Norfolk | 229 |
| Northamptonshire | 196 |
| Nottinghamshire | 272 |
| Oxfordshire | 267 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 25 |
| Shropshire | 174 |
| Suffolk | 100 |
| Somerset | 2,116 |
| Surrey | 687 |
| Sussex | 1,405 |
| Staffordshire | 913 |
| Warwickshire | 1,229 |
| Westmorland | 18 |
| Wiltshire | 715 |
| Worcestershire | 603 |
| Yorkshire | 494 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 21 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 6 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 329 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 7 |
| Monmouthshire | 297 |
| Pembrokeshire | 5 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 4,425 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 568 |
| Dress Maker | 267 |
| Domestic Servant | 259 |
| Labourer | 225 |
| General Labourer | 222 |
| General Servant | 190 |
| Farm Labourer | 179 |
| Laundress | 173 |
| Carpenter | 133 |
| Coal Miner | 125 |
| General Servant Domestic | 90 |
| Annuitant | 83 |
| Gardener | 64 |
| No Occupation | 64 |
| Tailor | 59 |
| House Keeper | 58 |
| Bricklayer | 56 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 56 |
| Glover | 55 |
| Charwoman | 53 |
| Servant | 48 |
| Shoe Maker | 47 |
| Farmers Son | 46 |
| Baker | 45 |
| 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 |