Parsonson Surname

518,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 628 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Parsonson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the parson's son'; compare Taylorson, Hindson, Smithson, Clerkson, &c. A small but distinct class of surnames. Parsons is genitive; compare Williams, Jones, &c.

Clemens fil. Persone, Norfolk, 1273.

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Parsonson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2451:227,42118,997
New Zealand1471:30,8055,355
Australia861:313,90427,145
Canada571:646,41452,764
United States521:6,970,364322,914
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1491:163,59314,057
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Parsonson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the parson's son'; compare Taylorson, Hindson, Smithson, Clerkson, &c. A small but distinct class of surnames. Parsons is genitive; compare Williams, Jones, &c.

Clemens fil. Persone, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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

John Personson, Pardons Roll, 6 Richard II.

Johannes Parsonson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Isabel Parsones, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1570. Married —Thomas Parsons and Agnes Smythe: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1775. Married — William Horrex and Ann Parsonson: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

The Parson’s Son: v. Parson1.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parsons. —A striking example of a purely south of England name, not to be found in my list north of a line drawn west from the Wash. It is represented in most of the southern counties, but its great home is in Wilts, whilst it is also numerous in most of the counties around this centre, namely, in Somerset, Dorset, Hants, Oxfordshire, and Monmouthshire.

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

Parsonson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Parsonson is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Parsonson? popularity and diffusion

Parsonson is the 518,760th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,604,372 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 40 percent of Parsonson are found; 40 percent are found in Northern Europe and 40 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 245 people, or 1 in 227,421. In England Parsonson is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 24 percent reside, Hampshire, where 11 percent reside and Northamptonshire, where 9 percent reside. Outside of England Parsonson occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.

Parsonson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Parsonson has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Parsonson surname increased 164 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Parsonson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Parsonson surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

The amount Parsonson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 139.2% more than the national average, earning R 568,440 per year; in United States they earn 5.56% more than the national average, earning $45,547 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.14% more than the national average, earning $51,245 CAD per year.

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