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Parson

in North Carolina

There are 591 people with the last name "Parson" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

NameRank
Parson 1,853
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  1. is 1,849th most common Finney
  2. is 1,850th most common Ransom
  3. is 1,851st most common Addison
  4. is 1,852nd most common Dunbar
  5. is 1,853rd most common Parson
  6. is 1,854th most common Luna
  7. is 1,855th most common Cassidy
  8. is 1,856th most common Dye
  9. is 1,857th most common Gary

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Parson

James, Julia, John, Mary, William, Patricia, Betty, Elizabeth, Michael, Brenda

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 North Carolina

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James Parson, NC (9 searches)
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