Prior Name Meaning: The name is from Latin 'prior' meaning 'superior' & used to denote a prior,offen a 'monastic' official assistant to an 'abbot'.
This name was usually used as a 'nickname' for someone thought to resemble a 'prio'r or 'occupational' for a servant of a prior.
Discover how your Prior ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 53 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 129 |
| Channel Islands | 3 |
| Cheshire | 9 |
| Cornwall | 165 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 5 |
| Devon | 103 |
| Dorset | 44 |
| Durham | 32 |
| Essex | 542 |
| Gloucestershire | 27 |
| Hampshire | 223 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 268 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 70 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 157 |
| Lancashire | 90 |
| Leicestershire | 23 |
| Lincolnshire | 9 |
| London | 644 |
| Middlesex | 94 |
| Northumberland | 14 |
| Norfolk | 135 |
| Northamptonshire | 10 |
| Nottinghamshire | 19 |
| Oxfordshire | 145 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 70 |
| Shropshire | 11 |
| Suffolk | 40 |
| Somerset | 107 |
| Surrey | 55 |
| Sussex | 204 |
| Staffordshire | 23 |
| Warwickshire | 8 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 121 |
| Worcestershire | 8 |
| Yorkshire | 44 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 18 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 10 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 313 |
| Female Servant | 176 |
| Independent | 88 |
| Labourer | 68 |
| Male Servant | 61 |
| Ag Labourer | 49 |
| Shoe Maker | 30 |
| Farmer | 30 |
| Dress Maker | 27 |
| Carpenter | 21 |
| Tailor | 18 |
| Miner | 17 |
| Brick Layer | 16 |
| Gardener | 14 |
| Baker | 13 |
| Servant | 12 |
| Grocer | 11 |
| Brick Maker | 11 |
| Independant | 10 |
| Pauper | 10 |
| Publican | 9 |
| Milliner | 8 |
| Bricklayer | 8 |
| Ag Lab | 8 |
| Apprentice | 7 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Prior | 3,234 |
| Mary Prior | 2,665 |
| John Prior | 2,350 |
| George Prior | 1,820 |
| Elizabeth Prior | 1,797 |
| James Prior | 1,624 |
| Sarah Prior | 1,588 |
| Thomas Prior | 1,491 |
| Henry Prior | 1,321 |
| Charles Prior | 1,157 |
| Ann Prior | 992 |
| Joseph Prior | 894 |
| Jane Prior | 881 |
| Eliza Prior | 790 |
| Ellen Prior | 770 |
| Alice Prior | 731 |
| Emma Prior | 710 |
| Emily Prior | 703 |
| Edward Prior | 700 |
| Annie Prior | 670 |
| Frederick Prior | 621 |
| Alfred Prior | 614 |
| Robert Prior | 524 |
| Arthur Prior | 485 |
| Albert Prior | 455 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parr | 40% | 54,381 |
| 2 | Prior | 100% | 49,280 |
| 3 | Pryor | 80% | 12,842 |
| 4 | Pryer | 60% | 5,977 |
| 5 | Prier | 80% | 4,075 |
| 6 | Purr | 40% | 1,290 |
| 7 | Pereira | 43% | 1,034 |
| 8 | Perrie | 33% | 553 |
| 9 | Pierre | 33% | 483 |
| 10 | Pearer | 33% | 404 |
| 11 | Perr | 40% | 219 |
| 12 | Pirrie | 33% | 216 |
| 13 | Perree | 33% | 170 |
| 14 | Priar | 80% | 131 |
The surname Prior is the 2nd most popular variant of Parr.