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parchment Name Meaning and History

English: metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of parchment (Old French parcheminier). This name is common in Jamaica.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The parchment name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the parchment family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of parchment Families in the US in 1920
Number of parchment families
 6-9
 3-5		 1-2
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Parchments in Jamaica Fausteen FalconerWright 14
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Elaine (Stepp) Parchment Obituary kaitysmom 0
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Re: Parchments Treasure Beach jparchment2003 0
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