French Canadian: secondary surname, which has been used
independently since 1734, from prise ‘catch,’ ‘taking’, with
the definite article la; perhaps a nickname for a hunter or a
soldier. It is sometimes rendered La Priest.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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