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Priest

in Maine

There are 149 people with the last name "Priest" in Maine.

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Ranking in Maine

NameRank
Priest 1,402
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  1. is 1,398th most common Genthner
  2. is 1,399th most common Grace
  3. is 1,400th most common Mcneil
  4. is 1,401st most common Menard
  5. is 1,402nd most common Priest
  6. is 1,403rd most common Silver
  7. is 1,404th most common Stlouis
  8. is 1,405th most common Valliere
  9. is 1,406th most common Albee

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Priest

Charles, Susan, David, Heather, John, Nancy, Ryan, William, Aaron

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.

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Charles Priest, ME (5 searches)
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