Parsons
English
Etymology
An occupational surname for a child or a servant of a parson.
- In the United States adopted by bearers of one or more similar sounding Jewish surnames, and of the Swedish surnames Pärsson and Persson.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑɹsənz/
Proper noun
Parsons
- A surname originating as an occupation.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city in Labette County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Sullivan County, Missouri.
- A city in Decatur County, Tennessee.
- A city, the county seat of Tucker County, West Virginia.
Statistics
- According to the 1990 census of the United States Parsons is the 439th most common surname with 64,662 people having the surname residing there, representing 0.026% of the population.
Anagrams
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