Parris is a given name and surname, and may refer to: In politics: Albion K. Parris , American politician and jurist of Maine Matthew Parris , journalist and former Conservative politician in the United Kingdom Stanford Parris , American politician Parris Glendening , the 59th Governor of Maryland in the United States In the Salem witch trials: Betty Parris , nine-year-old daughter of the Salem villages' reverend Samuel Parris Samuel Parris , Puritan minister in the town of Salem Village during the Salem witch trials In other fields: Alexander Parris , prominent American architect-engineer Eddie Parris , Welsh international footballer Francis Sawyer Parris , Biblical scholar John Parris, English cue maker Patricia Parris, American voice actress Robert Parris , American composer Robert Parris Moses , Harvard-trained educator who joined the civil rights movement and later founded the nationwide US Algebra project Philip Parris Lynott , lead singer and bassist in Thin Lizzy