Last Name PROVOST

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Meaning The provost, i.e. the prefect, the chief magistrate, or mayor of a town. Commonly entered as Prepositus in the Hundred Rolls.
Local: Of Pruce, i.e. of Prussia.
Origin English, Irish, Belgian, Flemish

Rank 3,840 (2000 US census) 3,927 (1990 US census)
Count 8,497 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 86.11%, or 7317 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 8.93%, or 759 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.42%, or 36 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.67%, or 142 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.35%, or 115 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.51%, or 128 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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