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Parson

in Illinois

There are 328 people with the last name "Parson" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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Parson 3,378
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  1. is 3,374th most common Ayres
  2. is 3,375th most common Freese
  3. is 3,376th most common Funches
  4. is 3,377th most common Koster
  5. is 3,378th most common Parson
  6. is 3,379th most common Riggins
  7. is 3,380th most common Stambaugh
  8. is 3,381st most common Aponte
  9. is 3,382nd most common Bivens

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Parson

James, John, Mark, Michael, Charles, Barbara, Mary, Richard, Aaron, Chester

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).

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