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Prior

in the US

There are 5,709 people with the last name "Prior" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Prior 4,799
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  5. is 4,799th most common Prior
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Similar Names and Nicknames

Pryor, Prioleau, Priore, Priolo, Priola, Priory, Prioletti, Priode, Priori, Prioli

Most Common First Names for Prior

John, Michael, Robert, James, David, Richard, Mary, Thomas, William, Linda

Meaning & History

Southern English, Scottish, Dutch, and German: ultimately from Latin prior ‘superior’, used to denote a prior, a monastic official immediately subordinate to an abbot, hence a nickname for someone thought to resemble a prior or, more often, an occupational name for a servant of a prior.

Irish: Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mac an Phríora ‘son of the prior’ (this is the usual origin in Counties Cavan and Leitrim). Some examples may be Anglo-Norman, the same name as in 1.

Portuguese, Spanish, and Catalan: from prior, probably denoting someone in the service of a prior or a nickname for someone who behaved in a pompous way.

Recent Searches for "Prior" in the US

Since June 2009
2,108

Most Popular Search

John Prior (72 searches)
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