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Parson

in Maine

There are 25 people with the last name "Parson" in Maine.

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Ranking in Maine

NameRank
Parson 5,648
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  1. is 5,644th most common Oswald
  2. is 5,645th most common Ouillette
  3. is 5,646th most common Palmitessa
  4. is 5,647th most common Parquette
  5. is 5,648th most common Parson
  6. is 5,649th most common Paschal
  7. is 5,650th most common Pawlowski
  8. is 5,651st most common Pilgrim
  9. is 5,652nd most common Radcliffe

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Parson

Donald, Bruce, Earl, Frank, Joseph, Penelope, Adrienne, Christine

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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Donald Parson, ME (9 searches)
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