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Origins of the Prior surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 252North West 53Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 238East Midlands 77West Midlands 108East 1208London 2250South East 920South West 181South Wales 62Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 14Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Priors lived in london

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    10,000 Prior Travel & migration records
    73,000 Priors found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Prior

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    631st most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Prior surname. The oldest one dates back to 1100.

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    What are the most common Prior first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Priors

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Priors in 1921

    Dressmaker

    333

    Laundress

    260

    General Servant Domestic

    231

    Domestic Servant

    192

    General Servant

    161

    Common male occupations for Priors in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    674

    General Labourer

    312

    Farm Labourer

    294

    Carpenter

    235

    Gardener

    193

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