How rare is the last name Priest?

13,964 people in the United States have the last name Priest, about 1 in 21,405. It ranks #2,515 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

PRIEST

#2,515

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
13,964
About
1 in 21,405
This common or more
50.5%
Who bears it

Of the 13,964 people with the last name Priest, 84.7% reported their origin as White, 6.2% as Black and 4.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Priest

#2,513 Syed · 13,973#2,514 Wilburn · 13,969#2,516 Bowser · 13,963#2,517 Yoo · 13,956

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Priest, most common first.

#26,440 Prest · 972

Also a first name

As a first name, Priest ranks #20,700 of 53,615, with 497 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2019, with 50 births. See Priest as a first name

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