PARENT

Origin and etymology In historic texts In the 1881 census Distribution map

As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

PARENT. Probably intended in the Fr. sense of kinsman. A A'ery early surname. Parent. H.R.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

Region of origin: Europe

Country of origin: France

Language of origin: French

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