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 | 42 |
| Buckinghamshire | 68 |
| Berkshire | 620 |
| Cambridgeshire | 159 |
| Channel Islands | 22 |
| Cheshire | 45 |
| Cornwall | 101 |
| Cumberland | 15 |
| Derbyshire | 24 |
| Devon | 169 |
| Dorset | 67 |
| Durham | 257 |
| Essex | 1,185 |
| Gloucestershire | 95 |
| Hampshire | 467 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 441 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 109 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 395 |
| Lancashire | 442 |
| Leicestershire | 41 |
| Lincolnshire | 48 |
| London | 1,772 |
| Middlesex | 630 |
| Northumberland | 64 |
| Norfolk | 181 |
| Northamptonshire | 80 |
| Nottinghamshire | 83 |
| Oxfordshire | 152 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 109 |
| Shropshire | 3 |
| Suffolk | 118 |
| Somerset | 120 |
| Surrey | 396 |
| Sussex | 328 |
| Staffordshire | 84 |
| Warwickshire | 98 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 95 |
| Worcestershire | 35 |
| Yorkshire | 300 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 3 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 6 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 7 |
| Glamorgan | 140 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 66 |
| Pembrokeshire | 12 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 1,018 |
| Farm Labourer | 129 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 83 |
| General Labourer | 80 |
| Private Means | 64 |
| Labourer | 54 |
| None | 51 |
| Domestic Servant | 45 |
| Dressmaker | 39 |
| Laundress | 34 |
| Carpenter | 30 |
| Gardener Domestic | 30 |
| At School | 29 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 29 |
| Carman | 28 |
| Clerk | 27 |
| Farmer | 26 |
| Charwoman | 25 |
| House Painter | 24 |
| Bricklayer | 23 |
| Gardener (domestic) | 23 |
| Assisting In The Business | 23 |
| At Home | 22 |
| Cook (domestic) | 22 |
| Shop Assistant | 22 |
| 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.