As described in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) The metropolis of France, on the Seine, anciently called "Lutetia Parisiorum," Lutum, mud, from its situation in a marshy place. A place where the Pars or Peers met in Congress. Paro, to make civil or military arrangements; Paries, a wall, a walled town; Peri, an island.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.


Patronymica Britannica (1860)

PARIS. PARRIS. The French metropolis. Many families so named nuist have settled in England. One Francis Parris, a

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


Surname type: Location or geographical feature

Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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