Parson Surname

26,515th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Parson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. , 'the parson.' For further instances, v. Parsonson.

William Persona, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Person, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Walter le Persone.

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Parson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States17,0571:21,2502,687
England7391:75,3978,553
Canada5481:67,2367,755
Australia3201:84,3629,770
South Africa2671:202,91321,677
Jamaica991:28,9892,181
Liberia981:44,9854,075
Argentina951:449,93133,821
Honduras911:96,8841,668
Nicaragua811:74,3341,674
Trinidad and Tobago801:17,0502,088
Netherlands671:252,04732,252
New Zealand651:69,66710,483
Philippines641:1,581,847107,292
Zimbabwe501:308,76530,783
France491:1,355,566135,191
United States Virgin Islands421:2,628454
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
Mexico331:3,761,40025,486
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Austria281:304,12334,120
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Cyprus251:35,3953,988
Wales251:123,7819,267
Ireland201:235,4479,345
India201:38,353,269431,471
Cuba201:576,1365,797
British Virgin Islands121:2,633313
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines111:10,242786
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Cayman Islands91:7,099820
Denmark91:627,19136,734
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
China31:455,773,85521,925
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Anguilla21:6,718471
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Montserrat11:4,947471
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1751:20,7452,932
Wales471:33,3711,813
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3231:15,1121,940

Parson (1,117) may also be a first name.

Parson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. , 'the parson.' For further instances, v. Parsonson.

William Persona, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Person, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Walter le Persone. Rolls of Parliament.

1570. Married — John Bayes and Margaret Persone: St. James, Clerkenwell.

(2) Bapt. 'the son of Peter,' from the French Pierre, popularly in England (among other forms) Parr.

John Parson, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1425. John Paresson, rector of Yaxham, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1581. Married — John Willson and Hellen Parson: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

From the office a priest or incumbent of a parish. Adam le parson de Souldene of Roxburghshire rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 199). In mediaeval Latin the phrase ecclesiae persona means the person or representative of the church in a parish.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-French-Latin) Person (of Rank); Priest [Middle English persone, persoun, Old French persone; Latin persona] Walter le Persone.—Parl. Rolls.

A good man was ther of religioun, And was a poure persoun of a toun.— Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 477-8.

(Anglo-French-Greek + English) = Pearson, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Welsh, English) The son of the parson; the son of Par, a pet form of Peter (rock).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

May refer to the sacred office, in which case, see Ecclesiastical Surnames. More probably, however, it is the same as Pearson, Pierson-the sou of Peter.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

We suppose that its first founder was a clerical character or parson. From the Latin Persona, that is, the person who takes care of the souls of his parishioners.

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

This name has been derived from Anglo-Saxon bar, a bear; O. High German par, pero. It is the same with Pearson and Person, son of Par, Pear, or Pierre.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Dutch, Parson, Passen, Passon, Passens; from the Danish, Pass, Passen; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Parson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Parson (Arabic: بارسن, Georgian: ფარსონ, Hindi: पारसन, Marathi: परसन, Oriya: ପରସନ, Russian: Парсон) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Parson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Parson is the 26,515th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 359,081 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Parson reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Parson is also the 238,581st most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,117 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 17,057 people, or 1 in 21,250. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, California, where 5 percent reside and Maryland, where 5 percent reside. Apart from The United States Parson is found in 84 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Parson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Parson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 513 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 37 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 47 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 125 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Parson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Parson last name is predominantly Anglican (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States Parson are 13.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Parson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.55% less than the national average, earning R 124,644 per year; in United States they earn 11.71% less than the national average, earning $38,096 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.65% more than the national average, earning $50,998 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pearson92241,783/
Parsoon92219/
Parsion9285/
Parsont9257/
Parsson9251/
Paurson9239/
Parsong9219/
Parrson9213/
Parsonn9210/
Paarson928/
Pharson927/
Parsone926/
Parsond925/
Pairson924/
Parszon924/
Pfarson922/
Patrson922/
Parzson922/
Parsosn921/
Parsohn920/
Parshon920/
Phearson86103/
Pearsson8621/
Pattrson8612/
Pearsone863/
Peasrson863/
Peahrson862/
Pearsion862/
Parssion862/
Ppearson861/
Pearsonh861/
Pearsoon861/
Pearscon861/
Phairson861/
Pearsosn860/
Parcon8315,517/
Parsan831,697/
Parzon83172/
Porson83131/
Parsen8394/
Parsun8374/
Parsom8313/
Parjon834/
Parsén832/
Parsonova802/
Parsoutin802/
Pattrrson800/
Poirson772,501/
Parshan772,096/
Peirson772,089/
Parsian771,693/
Parsant77516/
Parsang77356/
Parseen77217/
Pearzon77193/
Pharsen7787/
Parsane7744/
Porsont7743/
Parsand7735/
Parzhon7727/
Phorson7720/
Parshun7720/
Pearsen7719/
Parscan7713/
Pearsom7711/
Pearsan778/
Parsaan775/
Porsson774/
Parsann773/
Parjong773/
Peurson772/
Parssan772/
Parsien772/
Pearxon771/
Parsuhn771/
Poorson771/
Porsohn771/
Parchon771/
Parzoon771/
Parshom771/
Parsoum771/
Parsund771/
Parsanc771/
Parhsan771/
Paarsen771/
Pharsom771/
Pearcon770/
Pearsun770/
Paursen770/
Porsone770/
Parshonova7519/
Pearsonová753/
Poursoun7149/
Parshant7142/
Parshand7131/
Parschan7130/
Parsutin7115/
Parshane718/
Poursson712/
Pairsang712/
Parsannt711/
Poisrson711/
Peirsson711/
Phorsson711/
Pairsian711/
Parsanne711/
Parshunn711/
Parchond711/
Parjonne711/
Pairsien711/
Pearsand711/
Poirsson711/
Pharjong711/
Pearshan710/
Parcan671,750/
Parshutin67653/
Porsan67567/
Parzan67416/
Parjan67387/
Parsanova67153/
Parsam67142/
Porcon67114/
Parshutyn6798/
Parsum6781/
Parzoń6719/
Porsom6719/
Poursoune6718/
Porsun6710/
Parcen678/
Porsén677/
Parsem675/
Pharjoung675/
Parsenova671/
Parshaant671/
Porsen671/
Porzon671/
Parzón671/
Parsahsin671/
Pharchond671/
Porjon671/
Parjun671/
Parchoond671/
Poirsoine670/

Parson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parson in the Georgian language
ფარსონparson-
Parson in the Hindi language
पारसनparasana-
Parson in the Oriya language
ପରସନparasana-
Parson in the Marathi language
परसनparasana-
Parson in the Russian language
Парсонparson-
Parson in the Arabic language
بارسنbarsn-

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Parson Reference & Research

Parsons DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Parsons FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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