Preist Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Preist Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the priest.'

John le Prest, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger le Prest, Wiltshire, ibid.

John le Prest, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Adam Prest, et Magota uxor ejus, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Preist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:4,166,195223,594
England261:2,143,00282,017
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1761:285,33322,901

Preist Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the priest.'

John le Prest, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger le Prest, Wiltshire, ibid.

John le Prest, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Adam Prest, et Magota uxor ejus, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1615. Richard Warne and _ Susan Preist: Marriage Lic. (London).

1799. Married — Thomas Priest and Charlotte Yerbury: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From ME. prest, priest. John Prest of Peebles, a Scots prisoner of war, in the Castle of High Peak, 1306 (Blair, II, p. 481). William Preist, shoemaker in Ratanach, 1703 (Banff Rec., p. 244). Andrew Priest from Turriff was killed in the first Great War (Turriff). compare Prestke.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

V. Prest.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Priest [Middle English prest, Old Englishpréost (from Latin-Greek] Sir Parish Prest, quod he, for Goddes bones . . . —Chaucer, Cant. Tales, B 1166.

Yong men to him thay war baith Clark and Preist.—The Thrie Priests of Peblis, 458.

(Anglo-French-Latin) Ready, Quick [Middle English Old French prest (mod. French prêt), Latin praest-us] As prest as a sperhauk [sparrowhawk].—Piers Plowman, 4191. The modern French preste, agile, quick, sharp, is from Ital. presto.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

William, Durand, Symon, Peter. Ansketil, Thomas, Harvey Presbyter, Norm. 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Hugh, John, Martin, &c., Prest, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Preist Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Preist Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Preist is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Preist.

How Common Is The Last Name Preist? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,403,590th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. The surname Preist occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Preist live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 4,166,195. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 15 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.

Preist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Preist has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Preist last name contracted 51 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 49 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Preist Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Preist last name are 7.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.11% registered with the political party.

The amount Preist earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 26.91% less than the national average, earning $31,536 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.59% more than the national average, earning $61,402 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preuist920/
Preis9111,514/
Prest916,169/
Prist91464/
Preit9155/
Prejiste861/
Priest8333,483/
Preiss837,844/
Preite833,045/
Preste831,388/
Preisz83846/
Preest83538/
Preast83527/
Preuit83299/
Preihs83266/
Preidt83234/
Praest83223/
Proest83139/
Prestt8379/
Prestø8370/
Presth8348/
Preish8333/
Priste8330/
Preise8327/
Prejit8321/
Preijs8315/
Prehst838/
Praist837/
Prisht834/
Prests833/
Preitt832/
Preias832/
Preust831/
Phrist831/
Preith831/
Preios831/
Preisė831/
Preits831/
Pristh831/
Pruist830/
Prit803,020/
Pris801,095/
Pres80834/
Pret80485/
Prei80200/
Projest771,814/
Preuitt77204/
Preisch77160/
Preisse7721/
Preejit7720/
Prejith7718/
Prischt776/
Prishte772/
Prestch772/
Prestte772/
Preiess771/
Preitte771/
Preitts771/
Pressts771/
Prestsh771/
Preyost771/
Priesst771/
Presthe771/
Preudst771/
Preuost771/
Prejish771/
Prejite771/
Prouest771/
Proyest771/
Prowest771/
Preesht771/
Pristts771/
Prieast770/
Priestt770/
Presste770/
Prissth770/
Press7318,562/
Prete7310,294/
Pries738,323/
Preiß737,985/
Preet737,700/
Pritt733,551/
Praet732,631/
Prast731,653/
Pruis731,435/
Prais731,235/
Preus731,101/
Preys731,008/
Prijs73876/
Prejs73783/
Priet73745/
Presz73630/
Pruit73553/
Prise73534/
Preas73533/
Prues73444/
Priss73441/
Pruet73416/
Praes73413/
Prett73319/
Preat73316/
Priot73270/
Prees73197/
Preut73194/
Prets73168/
Phrit73150/
Prois73125/
Prait73114/
Prijt7390/
Prøis7390/
Proet7374/
Prish7370/
Proes7359/
Presh7356/
Prios7354/
Pryes7350/
Pridt7342/
Preiz7341/
Prehs7341/
Pryet7334/
Präst7326/
Prith7323/
Preij7323/
Preid7319/
Prese7318/
Preji7313/
Preth7312/
Przes738/
Pryst736/
Preyt736/
Presd735/
Predt735/
Pìres734/
Proit733/
Prisp732/
Prrit732/
Prisz732/
Preić732/
Preht731/
Prgis731/
Prisd731/
Prres731/
Phres731/
Preia731/
Preįt731/
Prgit731/
Ppres731/
Pfrit731/
Preip730/
Presr730/
Priht730/
Preisová71136/
Pristova7142/
Preische7133/
Preejith7120/
Prischtt7119/
Priescht7117/
Preisova7110/
Prestova715/
Pristzch712/
Preejitt712/
Pruitt6755,694/
Pruett6718,542/
Preuss6713,432/
Proust6710,627/
Pre674,494/
Precht673,234/
Presse673,028/
Priess672,112/
Prajes671,896/
Prette671,432/
Praise671,275/
Pri67981/
Proios67775/
Presch67717/
Preuth67696/
Pruess67663/
Prouet67615/
Preuhs67425/
Prajit67402/
Prayit67356/
Prieth67345/
Priehs67264/
Praast67246/
Prajet67192/
Preyss67175/
Prawet67165/
Prahst67163/
Prejet67160/
Proett67156/
Pruijs67153/
Praiss67151/
Proias67150/
Prisse67149/
Preeth67149/
Pruehs67136/
Preusz67118/
Pruijt67106/
Preutz67103/
Preissová67101/
Prejas6794/
Preese6784/
Prease6779/
Preyat6773/
Prayet6772/
Priyas6763/
Praust6761/
Preysz6753/
Priesz6753/
Preate6752/
Preute6745/
Preete6741/
Preuyt6734/
Proess6734/
Prejss6732/
Prijot6729/
Projet6727/
Prisch6724/
Prowet6724/
Preyse6722/
Preyas6719/
Proiss6714/
Preice6713/
Pretts6713/
Prajis6712/
Presce6712/
Prehat6712/
Praste6711/
Prayes6711/
Pruiss6710/
Prijas6710/
Priett679/
Preutt678/
Praisz678/
Praias677/
Proies677/
Bprges677/
Prethe677/
Pritth677/
Prejsz677/
Prisce676/
Praesd676/
Prasth676/
Preich676/
Preiszová675/
Praitt675/
Priyat675/
Preiße675/
Preyet675/
Preuse675/
Prayst674/
Praesh674/
Preatt674/
Proitt674/
Prijat674/
Proyit673/
Pruiet673/
Praszt673/
Pruesz673/
Przyst673/
Preissova673/
Preizz673/
Projis673/
Prasts673/
Prijit673/
Preesh672/
Priyes672/
Proyet672/
Prishe672/
Preadt672/
Preash672/
Preshe672/
Pretch672/
Preyus672/
Pricht672/
Prrett672/
Pruiit672/
Preyot672/
Preasd672/
Preyes672/
Preyhs672/
Préjet672/
Proits672/
Projes672/
Praitz672/
Pryett671/
Priesh671/
Preets671/
Praesz671/
Preeds671/
Preeji671/
Prehas671/
Preicz671/
Prejid671/
Prespp671/
Pretsh671/
Preuet671/
Preysh671/
Prgeas671/
Prhitt671/
Priddt671/
Prasht671/
Prawes671/
Preass671/
Prishd671/
Praess671/
Prrish671/
Pruith671/
Pruitp671/
Pruits671/
Proith671/
Phreat671/
Phreet671/
Phrish671/
Proise671/
Praits671/
Phraet671/
Priias671/
Prejes671/
Proues671/
Proehs671/
Proiat671/
Proiet671/
Préget671/
Pruise671/
Preiyz671/
Phries671/
Projit671/
Priedt671/
Prowes670/
Preytt670/
Preush670/
Pruitz670/
Pruesh670/
Preats670/
Preess670/
Pruyis670/
Praett670/
Preyte670/
Prastz670/
Prueth670/
Phreys670/
Preath670/

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