Prieur

See also: prieur

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Prieur, occupational surname from prieur (“prior”).

Proper noun

Prieur (plural Prieurs)

A surname, from French.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Prieur is the 34835^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 648 individuals. Prieur is most common among White (92.59%) individuals.

Derived terms

Prieur-Griscelli syndrome

Further reading

“Prieur”, in Hanks, Patrick, editor, Dictionary of American Family Names‎, New York City: Oxford University Press, 2003, →ISBN

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