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

Priestly occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This last name is the 216,168^th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,837,570 people. The surname Priestly occurs mostly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Priestly reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Priestly is also the 567,531^st most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 247 people.

The surname Priestly is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 794 people, or 1 in 456,497. In The United States Priestly is most numerous in: Texas, where 24 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States Priestly exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 31 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Priestly Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Priestly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Priestly last name expanded 281 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 73 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 140 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 72 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Priestly Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Priestly surname is primarily Presbyterian (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Priestly last name are 2.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Priestly earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.07% less than the national average, earning $42,255 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.67% more than the national average, earning $57,466 CAD per year.