Parsley Family History
Parsley Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): altered form of the medieval family
name Passelewe (assimilated by folk etymology to the herb name
parsley). The medieval name is from Old French passe(r)
‘to pass or cross’ + l’ewe ‘the water’, hence a nickname,
probably for a ferryman or a merchant who was in the habit of
traveling overseas, or else someone who had been on a pilgrimage or
crusade. It may also have been used as a topographic name for someone
who lived on the opposite side of a watercourse from the main
settlement.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Parsley Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Parsley families
 33 - 63  12 - 32 |
 1 - 11  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Parsley families
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64 - 126 22 - 63 |
1 - 21 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Parsley families
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6 - 9 3 - 5 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Parsley Family Origin
Parsley Immigration Information
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Parsley Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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