Parent Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Parent last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Parent last name
Meaning of the Parent last name: kinsman. Parent is a French surname from parent, "kinsman", a byname for a relative or a well-connected person. The last name is common in France and French Canada. Rouen early-modern tax rolls already record Parent Local indexes still show Parent Diaspora papers still name Parent.
Arms associated with the Parent name
Coats of arms associated with the Parent surname follow French heraldry, each set out in a short blazon.
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Parent name FAQ
What does the Parent name mean?
Kinsman. Common variants include Parents, Parente.
Where does the Parent surname come from?
It originates in France, and is also found in Canada, Belgium and Switzerland.
Is there a Parent coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Parent coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Albert Dauzat & Marie-Thérèse Morlet, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille et prénoms de France; Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).