Can any one tell me about the name Priest....my last name?

Question:It means one of your ancestors was the parish priest back when surnames were first being developed.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: It means one of your ancestors was the parish priest back when surnames were first being developed.

No, but it you Google it, I'm shure you can find out within 20 minutes.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Preost, Priest, Prest, Preist, Prestt, Press and many more.

First found in Hertfordshire, where they were seated before the Middle Ages.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Priest, his wife Sara, and their daughters Mary and Sarah, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1620 aboard the "Mayflower;" Degory Priest who also arrived in Massachusetts in 1620 aboard the "Mayflower.