Provest Surname
Approximately 134 people bear this surname
Provest Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an official title, 'the provost,' i.e. the prefect, the chief magistrate, or mayor of a town. Commonly entered as Prepositus in the Hundred Rolls. Old French provost, or prevost.
Walter le Provost, Wiltshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameProvest Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 99 | 1:272,684 | 24,601 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 25 | 1:975,015 | 39,671 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:249,548 | 8,553 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Provest Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an official title, 'the provost,' i.e. the prefect, the chief magistrate, or mayor of a town. Commonly entered as Prepositus in the Hundred Rolls. Old French provost, or prevost.
Walter le Provost, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Henry Prepositus, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
Alan Prepositus, Norfolk, ibid.
Nicholas le Proust: Close Roll, 39 Henry III.
Geoffrey le Provost. Rolls of Parliament.
Robert fil. Provost. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.
John le Preost, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1766. Married — Thomas Provis and Ann Robinson: St. George, Hanover Square.
A corruption of Provost.
Provest Demographics
Average Provest Salary in
United States
$32,694 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Provest Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Provest Come From? nationality or country of origin
Provest (Russian: Провест) is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Provest? popularity and diffusion
The last name Provest is the 1,544,715th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 74 percent of Provest reside; 74 percent reside in Australasia and 74 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.
The last name Provest is most common in Australia, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 272,684. In Australia Provest is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 78 percent live, Queensland, where 16 percent live and Victoria, where 6 percent live. Besides Australia this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.
Provest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Provest has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Provest surname contracted 12 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Provest Last Name Statistics demography
Provest earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.23% less than the national average, earning $32,694 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Provest Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Provest in the Russian language | ||
| Провест | provest | - |
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