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Parson

in Pennsylvania

There are 665 people with the last name "Parson" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

NameRank
Parson 1,830
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  1. is 1,826th most common Fetter
  2. is 1,827th most common Rutherford
  3. is 1,828th most common Bentz
  4. is 1,829th most common Held
  5. is 1,830th most common Parson
  6. is 1,831st most common Rader
  7. is 1,832nd most common Rohrbaugh
  8. is 1,833rd most common Whiteman
  9. is 1,834th most common Acosta

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Parson

James, Mary, William, David, John, Robert, Richard, Timothy, Charles, Ronald

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 Pennsylvania

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