Prieur is used as a family name or surname in Canada. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Prieur
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Canada
Meaning: Frequent in many regions, particularly in Normandy and Burgundy, is the prior of function (who was the head of a religious institution), the name was probably used as a nickname.

How popular is Prieur?

Prieur is common in Canada.

Prieur is ranked 40816 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Prieurs grew by 10.01698 per cent to 648 since 2000 and ranked 34835 after elevating 1159 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.59 96.43
Prieur is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in France which signifies that it is originated from France. Around 11968 people have been found who wears Prieur as their family name. Prieur is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
214,847 Australia4
14,054 China3
32,086 Mexico3
91,784 Netherlands2
4,164 Vietnam2
124,220 Italy2
18,718 Thailand2
54,641 Sweden2
13,606 Senegal1
14,644 Tunisia1
1,704,541 India1
36,678 Singapore1
2,505 Congo1
25,746 Finland1
2,232 French Polynesia1
31,207 Ireland1
29,046 Japan1
6,688 Malawi1
2,309 Monaco1
38,830 Morocco1
47,891 Norway1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,273 Luxembourg46
18,457 Scotland20
94,038 Spain11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
18,065 Belgium97
60,099 England59
Countries with hundreds of Prieur:
36,260 United States786
50,182 Germany202
7,350 Switzerland162
Countries with thousands of Prieur:
547 France9,478
4,219 Canada1,073
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Comments

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Ivey Hosking
Prior is a nickname designating who is the prior of the abbey, praying-at noon, we give this name to the church warden, the chief confraternity of penitents.

Prieur Namesakes

  • Annick Prieur, Writer
  • Denis Prieur, Political figure
  • Pierre Louis Prieur, Lawyer
  • Pierre Louis Prieur, Lawyer
  • Pierre-Yves Prieur, Film Art Director
  • Ran Prieur, Film actor
  • Yves le Prieur, Inventor
  • In 2020, Pierre Prieur portrayed the role of N in drama, thriller film Un monde ailleurs.
  • In 2011, Jude Prieur played the role of Salon Customer in romance movie Love Evaluated.

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