as a Last Name
- 4,713
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Prevost
Meaning & Origins
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.
| 7,152nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 4,713
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Louisiana
- has the most people named Prevost per capita
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