Origins of the Parson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 23North West 40Isle of ManYorkshire 153East Midlands 50West Midlands 133East 121London 297South East 121South West 110South Wales 57Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Parsons lived in london

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    4,000 Parson Travel & migration records
    15,000 Parsons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Parson

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    What are the most common Parson first names?

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    Common jobs for Parsons

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Parsons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    68

    Laundress

    66

    Domestic Servant

    62

    House Servant

    62

    Servant

    50

    Commmon male occupations for Parsons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    100

    Farmer

    72

    General Labourer

    62

    Coal Miner

    54

    Farm Labourer

    45

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