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
Living On Own Means 39
General Labourer 25
Farmer 25
Scholar 18
General Servant Domestic 15
Cook Domestic 13
Domestic Servant 11
Tin Miner 11
Dress Maker 10
Draper Assistant 9
Charwoman 8
Housemaid Domestic 8
Ordinary Agricultural Farm Labourer 8
Assistant 6
House Maid Domestic 6
Scissor Grinder 6
None 6
Carpenter 5
Gardener Domestic 5
Pork Butcher 5
Farmers Son F Rel 5
Hair Dresser 4
At School 4
Gardener 4
House Keeper 4

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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