Pryor Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Pryor Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pryor family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 297
Tin Miner 21
Farmer 20
Living On Own Means 16
Domestic Servant 16
General Labourer 16
Agricultural Labourer 15
Living On Her Own Means 14
Dress Maker 13
Labourer 13
Coal Miner 13
Carpenter 9
Farm Labourer 9
Gardener 7
Butcher 7
General Servant Domestic 7
Laundress 7
Grocer 6
Shoe Maker 6
Farmers Son 6
House Keeper 5
General Servant 5
Blacksmith 5
Tailoress 5
Carman 5

Pryor Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Prior 80% 49,280
2 Pryor 100% 12,842
3 Pryer 80% 5,977
4 Prier 60% 4,075
5 Peryer 67% 740
6 Puryer 67% 724
7 Prayer 67% 219
8 Pryar 80% 116

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The surname Pryor is the 2nd most popular variant of Prior.

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