Prost Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Prost Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Prost family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 7
Scholar 6
Coal Miner 4
Fell Monger's Son 2
Agricultural Labourer's Wife 2
Assistant 2
Stocking Frame Work Knitter 1
Clerk 1
Farm Servant 1
Laundress Maid 1
Mariners Wife 1
Superannuated Officer 1
Chemist 1
Coal Miner's Drawer 1
Servant 1
Stone Mason 1
Fell Monger 1
Coachman 1
Late A Clerk In Custom Sheperins 1
Boat Labourer 1
Boot Maker Apprentice 1
Iron Merchant 1
Dress Maker 1
Railway Labourer 1
Stricker 1

Prost Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Priest 67% 26,449
2 Prest 80% 7,821
3 Prust 80% 1,884
4 Prost 100% 735
5 Prist 80% 717
6 Preest 67% 371
7 Preist 67% 340
8 Prestoe 57% 142
9 Preast 67% 114

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The surname Prost is the 4th most popular variant of Priest.

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