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Parson

in Mississippi

There are 164 people with the last name "Parson" in Mississippi.

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Ranking in Mississippi

NameRank
Parson 1,995
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  1. is 1,991st most common Deer
  2. is 1,992nd most common Dollar
  3. is 1,993rd most common Leverette
  4. is 1,994th most common Messer
  5. is 1,995th most common Parson
  6. is 1,996th most common Pinkston
  7. is 1,997th most common Quin
  8. is 1,998th most common Risher
  9. is 1,999th most common Ritter

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Parson

James, Betty, Dexter, Jennifer, Jerry, John, Mary, Tony, Anthony, Carolyn

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 Mississippi

Since March 2009
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James Parson, MS (5 searches)
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