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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • English and French : from Middle English, Old French parent ‘parent’, ‘relative’, hence a nickname for someone who was related to an important member of the community.
  • English and French : nickname for someone of striking or imposing appearance, from Middle English, Old French parent ‘notable’, ‘impressive’.
  • A Parent from the Saintonge region of France is documented in Quebec City in 1654.

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