Prest Surname
Approximately 6,169 people bear this surname
Prest 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.
Read More About This SurnamePrest Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,514 | 1:36,802 | 4,815 |
| United States | 1,292 | 1:280,541 | 26,154 |
| Iran | 1,152 | 1:66,651 | 7,020 |
| Canada | 795 | 1:46,347 | 5,689 |
| Australia | 351 | 1:76,911 | 8,987 |
| Italy | 348 | 1:175,738 | 26,377 |
| France | 202 | 1:328,825 | 49,763 |
| Brazil | 89 | 1:2,405,330 | 73,774 |
| Finland | 77 | 1:71,386 | 7,933 |
| Nigeria | 66 | 1:2,683,981 | 86,518 |
| New Zealand | 44 | 1:102,916 | 13,667 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:99,824 | 7,946 |
| Netherlands | 31 | 1:544,748 | 49,659 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 1:283,204 | 22,806 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| Argentina | 20 | 1:2,137,171 | 104,027 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Bolivia | 6 | 1:1,769,406 | 6,441 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 916 | 1:26,611 | 3,654 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 205 | 1:244,969 | 20,381 |
Prest (164) may also be a first name.
Prest 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.
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.
(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.
(English, French) One who performed sacerdotal functions; one whose function, behavior, spirit or appearance resembled that of a priest.
1. Mr. Ferguson says: "Prest is the Old Norse prestr: it is a little curious that the only man called Prest in the Directory for 1857 is a priest." 2. Old French, ready.
Prest Demographics
Average Prest Salary in
United States
$44,361 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Prest Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prest Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Prest (Russian: Прест) occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Prest? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 79,126th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,181,317 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 37 percent of Prest reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 32 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Prest is also the 715,247th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 164 people.
Prest is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 1,514 people, or 1 in 36,802. In England Prest is most frequent in: North Yorkshire, where 15 percent live, Durham, where 10 percent live and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Not including England this last name occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and Iran, where 19 percent live.
Prest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Prest has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Prest last name rose 165 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 630 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 257 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Prest Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Prest last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States Prest are 2.9% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.33% registered with the party.
The amount Prest earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 15.04% less than the national average, earning R 201,888 per year; in United States they earn 2.81% more than the national average, earning $44,361 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.05% less than the national average, earning $47,671 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Prest Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Prest in the Russian language | ||
| Прест | prest | - |
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