Parsons

See also: parsons and pärsōns

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

1. A surname originating as an occupation.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city in Labette County, Kansas.
   2. An unincorporated community in Sullivan County, Missouri.
   3. A city in Decatur County, Tennessee.
   4. A city, the county seat of Tucker County, West Virginia.
   5. Short for Parsons Island.

Derived terms

• Parsons code
• parsonsite
• Parsons problem
• Parsons puzzle
• Parsons table

 

Statistics

According to the 1990 census of the United States Parsons is the 439^th most common surname with 64,662 people having the surname residing there, representing 0.026% of the population.

Anagrams

• asprons