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Parson

in Rhode Island

There are 11 people with the last name "Parson" in Rhode Island.

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Parson 11,644
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  1. is 11,640th most common Paradiso
  2. is 11,641st most common Paras
  3. is 11,642nd most common Parisella
  4. is 11,643rd most common Parrella
  5. is 11,644th most common Parson
  6. is 11,645th most common Pascetta
  7. is 11,646th most common Passarella
  8. is 11,647th most common Pastor
  9. is 11,648th most common Peah

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Parson

Elizabeth, Resa, Cassandra, Elizabet, Karen, Kent, Lloyd, Treve

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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Elizabeth Parson, RI (3 searches)
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