Prior; head of a monastery
Derived from the Latin 'prior', meaning 'first' or 'superior'. It originally served as an occupational surname for someone who worked in a priory or for a high-ranking member of a religious order.
Less common today
Pryor isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,814 in 2019.
American college basketball player
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
