Parson

in New York

There are 398 people with the last name "Parson" in New York.

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Ranking in New York

NameRank
Parson 4,136
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  1. is 4,132nd most common Defelice
  2. is 4,133rd most common Gabriele
  3. is 4,134th most common Hein
  4. is 4,135th most common Markowski
  5. is 4,136th most common Parson
  6. is 4,137th most common Rutigliano
  7. is 4,138th most common Asaro
  8. is 4,139th most common Boswell
  9. is 4,140th most common Brancato

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Parson

David, Edward, James, William, Carolyn, Dorothea, Eric, Linda



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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