Parsons as a surname has an occupational meaning, and refers to a parson's servant or a person that worked in the parson's house. Another meaning of the surname is the parson's son.
Notable people with the surname of Parsons include:
Alan Parsons (born 1948), British musician and record producer
Albert Parsons (1848–1887), English labour activist
Andrew Parsons (1817–1856), American politician
Andy Parsons (born 1967), English comedian
Bill Parsons (born 1948), former American baseball player
Benny Parsons (1941–2007), American NASCAR driver
Betty Parsons (1900–1982), American artist and art dealer
Bob Parsons (born 1950), American entrepreneur
Bob Parsons (American football)|Bob Parsons (born 1950), American football player
Casey Parsons, former American Major League baseball player
Charles Algernon Parsons (1854–1931, British engineer
Charles Parsons (philosopher) (born 1943), American philosopher
Charlie Parsons (born 1958), British television producer
Chick Parsons (1900–1988), American businessman and diplomat
Clere Parsons, (1908-1931), English poet
Coleman Parsons (1905–1991), American professor of literature
Dave Parsons (born 1966), English bass guitarist
David Parsons (born 1967), English cricket coach
David 'Skippy' Parsons (born 1959), Australian racing driver
Don Parsons, U.S. Representative from Georgia
Elsie Clews Parsons (1875–1941), American anthropologist
Eric Parsons (born 1923), former English footballer
Ernie Parsons (born 1946), Canadian JP and politician
Estelle Parsons (born 1927), Academy Award winning actress
Francis Newton Parsons, British soldier, awarded the Victoria Cross
Gary Parsons, American radio executive
Gene Parsons (born 1944), American musician
Geoff Parsons (athlete)|Geoff Parsons (born 1964), Scottish high jumper
Geoffrey Parsons (pianist) (1929–1995), Australian classical pianist
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist) (1910–1987), English lyricist
George Parsons (died 1812), British shipbuilder
Gram Parsons (1946–1973), American singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist
Herbert Parsons (1869–1925), U.S. Representative from New York
Jack Parsons (1914–1952), American rocket scientist
Jayne Parsons (born 1962), New Zealand paralympic cyclist
Jim Parsons (born 1973), American television and film actor
John Parsons several
Johnnie Parsons (1918–1984), American racecar driver
Johnny Parsons (born 1944), American racecar driver
Jonathan Parsons (1705–1776), New England clergyman
Karyn Parsons (born 1966), American film and television actress
Keith Parsons (born 1973), English cricketer
King Parsons (born 1945), former American professionalwrestler
Les Parsons (borm 1950), Canadian soccer player
Liam Parsons (born 1977), Canadian rower
Lindsay Parsons (born 1946), English footballer
Louella Parsons (1881–1972), American gossip columnist
Lucas Parsons (born 1989), Australian professional golfer
Lucy Parsons (1853–1942), American labor organizer
Lynn Parsons, British radio disk jockey
Michael Parsons (born 1938), British composer
Mike Parsons (born 1965), Californian surfer
Mosby Parsons (1822–1865), U.S. officer in the Mexican-American War
Nancy Parsons (1942–2001), American actress
Nicholas Parsons (born 1923), English actor and radio and television presenter
Peter Parsons (1951–1993), ceramic artist
Phil Parsons (born 1957), former American NASCAR driver
Randy Parsons American luthier
Richard Parsons, several
Robert Parsons (composer) (c/1535 - 1572), English composer
Robert Parsons (Jesuit)|Robert Parsons (1546–1610), English Jesuit priest
Robert E. Parsons, American politician
Rodger Parsons, American voice actor
Sarah Parsons (born 1987), American ice hockey player
Samuel Parsons (1844–1923), American landscxape architect
Samuel Holden Parsons (1737–1789), American lawyer
Sidney Parsons (1893–1955), Canadian politician
Squire Parsons (born 1949), American gospel singer
Talcott Parsons (1902–1979), American Sociologist
Ted Parsons, American drummer
Terence Parsons (born 1939), American philosopher
Theophilus Parsons (1749–1813), American jurist
Tom Parsons, several
Tony Parsons (Canadian Journalist) (born 1939), Canadian journalist
Tony Parsons (born 1953), British journalis, broadcaster and author
Torrence Parsons (1941–1987), American mathematician
William Parsons, several
Willy Parsons (born 1959), American comedian
References
PARSONS ANCESTRAL EMIGRANTS Taken from "Parsons Family History" Published by the American Genealogical Research Institute Copyright, 1977
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