Parsall Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Parsall Surname Definition:

1. The same as Parcel. 2. a corruption of Purcell.

Parsall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:960,65648,451
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Parsall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1. The same as Parcel. 2. a corruption of Purcell.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. Park—hall, the same as Parshall. Par—cell may be from par—ciel, "by heaven,"a name given for the same reason as the preceding one.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Parsall Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Parsall Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Parsall is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Parsall.

How Common Is The Last Name Parsall? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,436,415th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname Parsall occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Parsall live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 960,656. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 41 percent are found, Essex, where 34 percent are found and Hertfordshire, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account England it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Scotland, where 2 percent are found.

Parsall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Parsall has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Parsall surname rose 446 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Parsall Last Name Statistics demography

Parsall earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

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