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Priest

in California

There are 931 people with the last name "Priest" in California.

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Priest 2,967
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  1. is 2,963rd most common Amin
  2. is 2,964th most common Duvall
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  4. is 2,966th most common Marx
  5. is 2,967th most common Priest
  6. is 2,968th most common Bledsoe
  7. is 2,969th most common Griego
  8. is 2,970th most common Lindquist
  9. is 2,971st most common Stovall

Similar Names and Nicknames

Prieto, Priester, Priebe, Priestley, Pries, Prier, Priem, Priestly, Prieur, Priess

Most Common First Names for Priest

Richard, Robert, William, James, David, Michael, Donald, John, Mary

Meaning & History

English (mainly West Midlands): from Middle English pr(i)est ‘minister of the Church’ (Old English prēost, from Latin presbyter, Greek presbyteros ‘elder’, ‘counselor’, comparative of presbys ‘old man’), used as a nickname, either for someone with a pious manner or possibly for someone who had played the part of a priest in a pageant. It may also have been an occupational name for someone in the service of a priest, and occasionally it may have been used to denote someone suspected of being the son of a priest.

FOREBEARS A John Priest is recorded as being in Woburn, MA, as early as 1675. The Mayflower Pilgrim Digory Priest of Holland died the first winter at Plymouth in 1620, leaving behind a widow who remarried and two daughters, who did not pass on the family name.

Recent Searches for "Priest" in California

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Richard Priest, CA (9 searches)
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