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Parson

in California

There are 563 people with the last name "Parson" in California.

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Ranking in California

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Parson 4,591
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  1. is 4,587th most common Evers
  2. is 4,588th most common Hume
  3. is 4,589th most common Janes
  4. is 4,590th most common Mccue
  5. is 4,591st most common Parson
  6. is 4,592nd most common Belanger
  7. is 4,593rd most common Bills
  8. is 4,594th most common Bouchard
  9. is 4,595th most common Brian

Similar Names and Nicknames

Parsons, Person, Parsley, Parshall, Persson, Parsell, Parslow, Parsa, Parsells, Parsi

Most Common First Names for Parson

James, William, John, Robert, Chris, Christopher, David, Patricia, Allison, Barbara

Meaning & History

English: from Middle English persone, parsoun ‘parish priest’, ‘parson’ (Old French persone, from Latin persona ‘person’, ‘character’), hence a status name for a parish priest or perhaps a nickname for a devout man. The reasons for the semantic shift from ‘person’ to ‘priest’ are not certain; the most plausible explanation is that the local priest was regarded as the representative person of the parish. The phonetic change from -er- to -ar- was a regular development in Middle English.

Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish names.

Americanized spelling of Swedish Pärsson, Persson (see Persson).

Recent Searches for "Parson" in California

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James Parson, CA (8 searches)
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