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Prevost

in Louisiana

There are 380 people with the last name "Prevost" in Louisiana.

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Ranking in Louisiana

NameRank
Prevost 1,350
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  1. is 1,346th most common Sewell
  2. is 1,347th most common Cherry
  3. is 1,348th most common Dillard
  4. is 1,349th most common Lorio
  5. is 1,350th most common Prevost
  6. is 1,351st most common Racca
  7. is 1,352nd most common Sevin
  8. is 1,353rd most common Webber
  9. is 1,354th most common Calais

Similar Names and Nicknames

Provost, Prevatt, Prevatte, Prevette, Prevo, Previte, Previti, Prevot, Prevett, Prevosto

Most Common First Names for Prevost

James, John, Charles, Ernest, Mary, Calvin, Kevin, Michael, Olivia, Brenda

Meaning & History

French (also Prévost) and English: from Old French prevost ‘provost’ (from Latin praepositus, past participle of praeponere ‘to place in charge’), a status name for any of various officials in a position of responsibility. Prevost is a Huguenot name in Britain, while Le Prevost is a Guernsey surname.

FOREBEARS A Prévost from Paris is recorded in Quebec City in 1644; other families came from the Guyenne and from Normandy. An associated secondary surname is Laviolette. The French surgeon François Marie Prevost (b. 1764) settled in Donaldsonville, LA, c. 1800.

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