Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
PARSLEY
There are approximately 1,071 people named Parsley in the UK. That makes it the 6,872nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 17 are named Parsley.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
ParslowParshley
Parcel
Parcels
Parley
Parmley
Parslee
Pairsley
Paresley
Paresly
Parslie
Parsleye
Parslay
Parsiley
Parseley
Parasley
Parslife
Parsely
Parsilley
Parslew
Parsliffe
Parslely
Parslif
Parslin
Parsilay
Parslef
The Parsley surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
PARSLEY. A corruption of Passelewe or Pashley. In the Soutli of England the R \n pavsleij is dropped in pronunciation. The name was doubtless assimilated to the vegetable by an ignorant scribe.