Prieur

Borrowed from French Prieur, occupational surname from prieur (“prior”).

Prieur (plural Prieurs)

1. A surname from French.

• Prieur-Griscelli syndrome

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Prieur is the 34835^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 648 individuals. Prieur is most common among White (92.59%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Prieur”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.