How common is the surname Priester?

3,951 people in the United States had the surname Priester in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,144 Americans. It ranked 8,377th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Priester?

Julian Priester, American jazz trombonist.

Where is the surname Priester most common?

Wikidata records people named Priester in the United States.

Is the surname Priester getting more or less common?

More common. 3,651 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,951 in 2010, up 8.2%.

The surname Priester

A surname, carried by 3,951 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P623

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Priester is more common than 94.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,951 people named Priester in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 78,144 Americans. That is up 8.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,651.

#8,377

rank among US surnames

3,951

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+8.2%

change since 2000 (was #8,339)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,372	Ardoin	3,955	78,065
#8,373	Greenleaf	3,954	78,084
#8,375	Dunford	3,952	78,124
#8,377	Kalinowski	3,951	78,144
#8,380	Zuber	3,950	78,163

Who is named Priester

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

53% of people named Priester identified as white (not Hispanic), 42% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 53%
Black (not Hispanic) 42%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Priesters

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Julian Priester
American jazz trombonist, born 1935

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Priester

Priester has the Soundex code P623, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P623.

Questions

How common is the surname Priester?: 3,951 people in the United States had the surname Priester in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,144 Americans. It ranked 8,377th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Priester?: In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Priester identified as white (not Hispanic), and 42% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Priester?: Julian Priester, American jazz trombonist.
Where is the surname Priester most common?: Wikidata records people named Priester in the United States.
Is the surname Priester getting more or less common?: More common. 3,651 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,951 in 2010, up 8.2%.