Proffitt Surname

38,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Proffitt Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin-Greek) Prophet (a nickname) [Old French prophete, Latin propheta, Greek προφήτης]

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Proffitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,9261:30,3923,784
England1,2341:45,1525,687
New Zealand1131:40,0746,748
Wales561:55,2605,065
Australia511:529,32739,816
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Guyana201:38,1113,813
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Isle of Man41:21,4563,601
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2611:93,3929,611
Wales231:68,1923,286
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7451:67,4087,311

Proffitt (23) may also be a first name.

Proffitt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin-Greek) Prophet (a nickname) [Old French prophete, Latin propheta, Greek προφήτης]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, Scottish, French) One who enacted the part of the prophet in medieval pageants; one who was wealthy or in comfortable circumstances.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the German, Proft, Prophet; from the French, Profit; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

From the French Prophete. One who was considered a religious prophet or who played a prophet in tribal or religious plays.

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Proffitt Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Proffitt Come From? nationality or country of origin

Proffitt (Russian: Проффитт) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Proffitt.

How Common Is The Last Name Proffitt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 38,950th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 539,778 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Proffitt are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Proffitt is also the 2,239,265th most widespread given name throughout the world, held by 23 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 11,926 people, or 1 in 30,392. In The United States Proffitt is most numerous in: Virginia, where 12 percent live, Tennessee, where 11 percent live and Kentucky, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 29 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent live and New Zealand, where 1 percent live.

Proffitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Proffitt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Proffitt last name rose 1,601 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 473 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 243 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Proffitt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Proffitt are 25.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.92% registered with the party.

The amount Proffitt earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.4% less than the national average, earning $39,954 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.71% less than the national average, earning $47,841 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Proffitte944/
Proiffitt941/
Profitt932,836/
Proffit932,664/
Proffett8837/
Preffitt8823/
Profitte8815/
Proffith886/
Profittt881/
Prosfitt881/
Proffitp881/
Proffiet881/
Proefitt881/
Profit863,037/
Proffi8634/
Profijt80419/
Profeit8051/
Proffet8033/
Profiet806/
Proufit804/
Proffie802/
Profite802/
Profith802/
Profett802/
Profhit801/
Profi77682/
Proudfit75442/
Prophitt75171/
Profaite751/
Profette751/
Proodfit750/
Proffete750/
Profis71281/
Profet71179/
Profio71146/
Proffe7167/
Prefit7134/
Profyt7121/
Praffi716/
Profie712/
Profii712/
Profid711/
Profip711/
Profiy711/
Proofi711/
Proudfett710/
Proffer671,424/
Prophit6794/
Profete6792/
Profest6711/
Profeet6710/
Profète671/
Proffey671/
Proffes671/
Profhet671/
Preffet671/
Phrofet670/
Profets670/
Praffet670/

Proffitt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Proffitt in the Russian language
Проффиттproffitt-

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