The prieur Surname
prieur Name Meaning and History
French: from Old French pri(o)ur ‘prior’, a monastic
official immediately subordinate to an abbot (from Latin prior
‘superior’), hence a nickname or occupational name, which probably
most often originated as an occupational name for a servant of a
prior.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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