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Prevost

in the US

There are 3,673 people with the last name "Prevost" in the United States.

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Prevost 7,178
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  1. is 7,174th most common Wendell
  2. is 7,175th most common Wilfong
  3. is 7,176th most common Aubrey
  4. is 7,177th most common Cyrus
  5. is 7,178th most common Prevost
  6. is 7,179th most common Gober
  7. is 7,180th most common Manzanares
  8. is 7,181st most common Puryear
  9. is 7,182nd most common Peele

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Prevost

Robert, Michael, John, Mary, James, Joseph, Thomas, David, Richard, Ronald

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.

Recent Searches for "Prevost" in the US

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