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The Priem surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 678 people carried this name — #33,596 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 434,800 people counted. That is down 1% from 682 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Priem surname

Borrowed from Dutch Priem, an occupational surname for a shoemaker, from priem (“bodkin, awl”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Priem» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 714 people named Priem live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in West Flanders.

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Where they live today

West Flanders 514
East Flanders 80
Flemish Brabant 41
Hainaut 36
Antwerp 21
Brussels-Capital 10
Walloon Brabant 6
Namur 6

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 422 people named Priem.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 29 départements, most often Nord.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 12
Nord 219
Pas-de-Calais 106
Oise 13
Paris 12
Allier 7
Meurthe-et-Moselle 6
Somme 5
Ille-et-Vilaine 5

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Priem,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Fernand Priem 1857–1919 · geologist
  • Emiel Priem 1870–1931 · politician
  • Georges Priem 1896–1980 · historian
  • Paul Priem 1918–2012 · politician
  • Hans Priem-Bergrath 1925–2022 · conductor
  • Maurice Priem 1946– · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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