as a Last Name
- 5,890
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Probst
Meaning & Origins
German: from Middle High German probest ‘superviser’, ‘provost’ (from Latin propositus), an occupational name for the head of a religious chapter or educational establishment, or, since such officials were usually clergy and celibate, a nickname probably for a selfimportant person.
| 5,135th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 5,890
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Utah
- has the most people named Probst per capita
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