Ecclesiastical district or church community
Derived from the Middle English and Old French word 'paroisse', it originally referred to a specific administrative district of the church. As a surname and later a given name, it often denoted someone who lived near a church or worked for the parish.
About 9 boys were named Parish in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
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