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 | 45 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 89 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 5 |
| Cornwall | 187 |
| Cumberland | 3 |
| Derbyshire | 12 |
| Devon | 76 |
| Dorset | 41 |
| Durham | 105 |
| Essex | 433 |
| Gloucestershire | 66 |
| Hampshire | 237 |
| Herefordshire | 6 |
| Hertfordshire | 332 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 96 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 189 |
| Lancashire | 112 |
| Leicestershire | 2 |
| Lincolnshire | 7 |
| London | 730 |
| Middlesex | 115 |
| Northumberland | 43 |
| Norfolk | 127 |
| Northamptonshire | 23 |
| Nottinghamshire | 25 |
| Oxfordshire | 67 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 96 |
| Shropshire | 6 |
| Suffolk | 40 |
| Somerset | 111 |
| Surrey | 54 |
| Sussex | 214 |
| Staffordshire | 63 |
| Warwickshire | 17 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 68 |
| Worcestershire | 18 |
| Yorkshire | 104 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 4 |
| Glamorgan | 12 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 34 |
| Pembrokeshire | 6 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 748 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 307 |
| House Servant | 77 |
| Labourer | 64 |
| Dress Maker | 42 |
| General Servant | 40 |
| Servant | 32 |
| Laundress | 30 |
| Carter | 24 |
| Cook | 24 |
| Shoe Maker | 23 |
| Gardener | 23 |
| Carpenter | 22 |
| Domestic Servant | 21 |
| Bricklayer | 20 |
| House Keeper | 18 |
| Nurse | 17 |
| House Maid | 15 |
| Housemaid | 14 |
| Farm Labourer | 13 |
| Tailor | 12 |
| Blacksmith | 12 |
| Dressmaker | 11 |
| Porter | 11 |
| Shepherd | 10 |
| 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.