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Parson

in New Jersey

There are 161 people with the last name "Parson" in New Jersey.

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Parson 4,973
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  1. is 4,969th most common Isaacson
  2. is 4,970th most common Lordi
  3. is 4,971st most common Menzel
  4. is 4,972nd most common Mroz
  5. is 4,973rd most common Parson
  6. is 4,974th most common Pascal
  7. is 4,975th most common Pelletier
  8. is 4,976th most common Petrie
  9. is 4,977th most common Petrucci

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Parson

Patricia, Fred, Robert, William, Clark, Thomas, Alvin, Brian, Christine, Craig

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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