PARSONS (English Meaning): occupational name for the servant of a parish priest or parson, or a patronymic denoting the child of a parson, from the possessive case of Middle English persone, parsoun (see Parson). English: many early examples are found with prepositions (e.g. Ralph del Persones 1323); these are habitational names, with the omission of house, hence in effect occupational names for servants employed at the parson’s house. Irish: usually of English origin (see above), but sometimes a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Phearsain, which is of Highland Scottish origin (see McPherson).

It is believed as can be seen above that The Parsons Clan originated from the Mac Pherson Clan in Scotland. Here is some information regards this clan.

Clan MacPherson

Gaelic Name: Mac a’ Phearsoin

Motto: Touch not the cat but a glove

Badge: White heather

Origin of Name: Gaelic, Mac a’ Phearsoin (Son of the Parson)

Pipe Music: MacPherson’s March

Clan Chief: The Hon. Sir William MacPherson

MacPherson Clan Crest

RANDOM FUN FACT

For those who may wonder about the wildcat on the Parsons crest, as well as the saying on the MacPherson crest (where Parsons originates)...
 

Our logo says "Touch not the Cat but a Glove".

A Glove represents the pad on the underside of a cat's paw. The saying means that a person should approach carefully to get the soft side, when the claws are retracted. If you touch the cat however, you get the claws.
So it's a warning not to mess with us