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Parson

in Tennessee

There are 552 people with the last name "Parson" in Tennessee.

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Ranking in Tennessee

NameRank
Parson 1,407
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  1. is 1,403rd most common Chastain
  2. is 1,404th most common Gibbons
  3. is 1,405th most common Hammons
  4. is 1,406th most common Mcelroy
  5. is 1,407th most common Parson
  6. is 1,408th most common Sain
  7. is 1,409th most common Askew
  8. is 1,410th most common Beavers
  9. is 1,411th most common Laster

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Parson

James, Linda, Mary, Jack, Paul, Thomas, Brenda, Dorothy, George, Karen

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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James Parson, TN (9 searches)
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