Cognomen Parsley (パセリ 
, Parsley 
) , worldwide, is quite a common surname. The last name Parsley is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, the United Kingdom, and Jamaica, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Very seldom, Parsley is the forename as well as the last name.
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| パセリ | Japan |
| Parsley | Australia, South Africa, Canada, United Kingdom, United States |
Persely, Πέτρος, and ผึ่งฉิมพลี
| osbert parsley English composer and singer (b. 1511) |
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| parsley peel British businessman (1723-1795), GB (b. 1723) |
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eliza hall nutt parsley American civic leader and educator, US (b. 1842) |
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jim parsley American race car driver (1927-2014), US (b. 1927) |
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rod parsley American pastor, US (b. 1957) |
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ambrosia parsley American musician, US (b. 1971) |
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| norman parsley English footballer (1923-1993), GB (b. 1923) |
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| charlie parsley Professional basketball player, US (b. 1925) |
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| henry n. parsley, jr. Provisional Bishop of Easton; Bishop of Alabama; American Episcopalian bishop (b. 1948) |
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| scott parsley American politician, US (b. 1952) |
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| cliff parsley American football player, US (b. 1954) |
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| david c. parsley economist (Vanderbilt University) (b. 1954) |
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| neil parsley English footballer and manager (born 1966), GB (b. 1966) |
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| lea ann parsley skeleton racer, US (b. 1968) |
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| jamie parsley American writer and priest, US (b. 1969) |
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