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Parson

in Massachusetts

There are 92 people with the last name "Parson" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

NameRank
Parson 7,482
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  1. is 7,478th most common Oboyle
  2. is 7,479th most common Odoherty
  3. is 7,480th most common Orlandi
  4. is 7,481st most common Panagopoulos
  5. is 7,482nd most common Parson
  6. is 7,483rd most common Perham
  7. is 7,484th most common Petrin
  8. is 7,485th most common Pixley
  9. is 7,486th most common Privitera

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Parson

Timothy, David, George, Stephen, Amanda, Andrew, Ann, Elizabeth

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 Massachusetts

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Timothy Parson, MA (8 searches)
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