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Where Does The Last Name Priest Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Priest is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Priest? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 16,578^th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 217,649 people. The surname Priest is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Priest reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Priest is also the 342,522^nd most numerous first name on earth, borne by 596 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 19,536 people, or 1 in 18,553. In The United States Priest is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Michigan, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 82 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Priest Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Priest has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Priest surname increased 465 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 204 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 163 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 123 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Priest Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Priest last name is principally Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States Priest are 14.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.42% being registered with the political party.

The amount Priest earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 100.16% more than the national average, earning R 475,668 per year; in United States they earn 2.64% less than the national average, earning $42,010 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.22% more than the national average, earning $51,284 CAD per year.