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

The surname Priest is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname is the 16,578^th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 217,649 people. It is mostly 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 at a global level, borne by 596 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 19,536 people, or 1 in 18,553. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Michigan, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 82 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Priest Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Priest has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 devotion of those carrying the Priest surname is principally Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Priest last name are 14.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.42% 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.