Parsons

Parsons is an English surname although it's known to go back several centuries in Southern Ireland (Catholic) as well. The name has an occupational meaning, and refers to a parson's servant or a person who worked in the parson's house. Another meaning of the surname is the parson's son. Notable people with the surname of Parsons include the following. Academia and science Charles Algernon Parsons (1854–1931), Irish engineer, inventor of the steam turbine Charles Parsons (philosopher) (born 1943), American philosopher Coleman Parsons (1905–1991), American professor of literature Elsie Clews Parsons (1875–1941), American anthropologist, sociologist, folklorist, and feminist Frederick Gymer Parsons (1863–1943), English writer and scientist John Herbert Parsons (1863–1957), British ophthalmologist Peter J. Parsons (1936 - 2022), British classicist and papyrologist Talcott Parsons (1902–1979), American sociologist best known for his social action theory and structural functionalism Terence Parsons (1939–2022), American philosopher Theophilus Parsons (1749–1813), American jurist Torrence Parsons (1941–1987), American mathematician Art Alfred William Parsons (1847-1920), English illustrator, landscape painter, garden designer Allyson Parsons (born 1965), Australian landscape artist Beatrice Emma Parsons (1870-1955), English garden painter Betty Parsons (1900–1982), American artist and art dealer Elizabeth Parsons (1831–1897), English-Australian artist Eunice Parsons (born 1916), American modernist collage artist and art teacher. Peter Parsons (1936–2022), ceramic artist