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The surname Priest is English (mainly West Midlands): from Middle English pr(i)est 'minister of the Church' (Old English preost, from Latin presbyter, Greek presbyteros 'elder', 'counselor'). An occupational name for someone in the service of a priest, and occasionally it may have been used to name someone suspected of being the son of a priest.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press

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