Prioux Surname
Approximately 2,533 people bear this surname
Prioux Surname User-submission:
Priol
This surname comes from the Breton, priol, meaning 'prior' (as in: a help in a Catholic monastery. As they were not monks themselves, they could have children).
Prioul
In some parts of Brittany, the letter "o" is pronounced /u/ in Breton (the "oo" sound in English), which is transcribed "ou" in French.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2,433 | 1:27,301 | 3,294 |
| United States | 74 | 1:4,898,094 | 251,818 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Prioux Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Priol
This surname comes from the Breton, priol, meaning 'prior' (as in: a help in a Catholic monastery. As they were not monks themselves, they could have children).
Prioul
In some parts of Brittany, the letter "o" is pronounced /u/ in Breton (the "oo" sound in English), which is transcribed "ou" in French. Some French-speaking enumerators then transcribed the name with an "ou" instead of an "o".
Prioux/Priou
There are two historic main linguistic zones in Brittany: the Breton-speaking zone, in western Brittany, and the Gallo-speaking zone, in eastern Brittany. Gallo is a dialect mixing Breton and Oil-French, an ancient French dialect that used to be spoken all across northern France. Prioux/Priou is basically exactly the same word than Priol, but in Gallo.
"Le" particle
The "Le" was added later, at the time of the first censuses, during the French Revolution. Most of the enumerators spoke French by then, and when one saw a newly father coming to register the birth of their newborn child, they used to say "here comes the [insert original surname here] guy", in French "Voilà le [insert original surname here]". Years passed, and lots of breton surnames had a "Le" particle added, sometimes removed years later, as prefix. "Le Priol" and "Le Prioux" are no exception to that rule.
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Average Prioux Salary in
United States
$46,954 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Prioux Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prioux Come From? nationality or country of origin
Prioux is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Prioux? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 170,217th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,877,041 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Prioux live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
This surname is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 2,433 people, or 1 in 27,301. In France Prioux is primarily concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 19 percent reside, Brittany, where 18 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 18 percent reside. Apart from France this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.
Prioux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Prioux has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Prioux last name increased 2,467 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Prioux Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Prioux are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.
Prioux earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.82% more than the national average, earning $46,954 USD per year.
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