Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
PARSON
There are approximately 1,055 people named Parson in the UK. That makes it the 6,944th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 17 are named Parson.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Status Name
Related and similar surnames
ParisonParaison
Parisen
Pairson
Pareson
Pahrson
Paerson
Paresson
Paarson
Paarsson
Paersson
Pairsoun
Pahrsson
Paierson
Paresen
Paarsons
Paearson
Paressen
Parason
Paarsen
Paherson
Parerson
Parhson
The Parson surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
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.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
PARSON. PARSONS. \Iay refer to tlie sacred office, in which case, see Ecclesiastical SuRXAJiES. More probably, however, it is the same as Pearson, Pierson — the son of Peter.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.