Parslow Surname

154,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Parslow Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Passelewe,' further corruptions of a once famous name; v. Pashley and Pashler.

1794. Married — Thomas Cropp and Jane Parsley: St. George, Hanover Square.

1802. — William Parsloe and Ann Raine: ibid.

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Parslow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0221:54,5196,634
United States8291:437,22437,617
Australia4751:56,8336,932
Canada2581:142,81214,673
Wales721:42,9804,139
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
Ireland351:134,5416,387
Isle of Man221:3,901846
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Jersey151:6,6131,336
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
France51:13,284,544357,392
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6101:39,9605,082
Wales71:224,0598,079
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:313,86724,665

Parslow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Passelewe,' further corruptions of a once famous name; v. Pashley and Pashler.

1794. Married — Thomas Cropp and Jane Parsley: St. George, Hanover Square.

1802. — William Parsloe and Ann Raine: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Parslow (? Parsloes, Essex) [Old English hlǽw, a (burial) mound, hill: without the evidence of early forms of the name nothing definite can be said as to the origin of the first element, which may, represent the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Pœghere in the genit. case]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

For Passelewe. From Pasloup, Etampes, Isle of France. Ralph Passelewe was of Norfolk 1165; and William P. of Bucks (Lib. Niger).

The Norman People (1874)

The Parslows are probably connected with the Purslows in Uley parish during last century (A.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Parslow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Parslow occurs most in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Parslow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 154,375th most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,562,428 people. Parslow is predominantly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Parslow are found; 42 percent are found in Northern Europe and 42 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Parslow is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 1,022 people, or 1 in 54,519. In England it is most prevalent in: Buckinghamshire, where 13 percent are found, Greater London, where 10 percent are found and Somerset, where 6 percent are found. Apart from England this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 17 percent are found.

Parslow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Parslow has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Parslow last name increased 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 518 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,029 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 130 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Parslow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Parslow last name are 1.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.31% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Parslow earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.07% less than the national average, earning $42,689 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.02% more than the national average, earning $51,181 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parselow930/
Pearslow930/
Paris Low881/
Purslow861,235/
Perslow8653/
Parslov8645/
Barslow8626/
Parslew8621/
Preslow8616/
Pruslow8613/
Parslaw862/
Proslow861/
Porslow861/
Parclow861/
Pirslow860/
Parsalaw8081/
Barsalow8028/
Barselow8021/
Prosolow8013/
Prasolow802/
Bearslow800/
Barsolow800/
Bareselow751/
Breslow711,244/
Braslow71207/
Broslow7114/
Preslaw712/
Barslaw710/
Borslow710/
Purslaw710/
Burslow710/
Brusilow6785/
Breselow6772/
Barcelow6756/
Broselow6724/
Brosilow6720/
Bereslow679/
Bresslow674/
Brasslow673/
Bresolow671/
Brasllow671/

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