Last Name PARSON

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Meaning	The parson. Also 'the son of Peter,' from French Pierre, popularly in ENgland (among other forms) Parr. 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.

Origin	English, Irish

Rank	2,644 (2000 US census)	1,857 (1990 US census)

Count	12,565 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

63.15%, or 7935 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
31.34%, or 3938 total occurrences, as black,
0.55%, or 69 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.56%, or 70 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.91%, or 240 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.49%, or 313 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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