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
School 6
Weaver Cotton Trade 4
Private Means 2
Assistant Buger 2
House Duties 2
Housekeeper 2
Screw Worker (wormer) 2
Hotel Housekeeper 1
Cardroom Hand 1
Domestic Servant 1
Engraver (phote Mouts) 1
Foreign Correspondent 1
Labourer Brick Yard 1
Peicer Mule 1
Stroetham Writer Logfrist 1
Farm Labourer 1
Gas Fitter 1
Manufacturing Chemist 1
Errand Boy 1
Property Dealer 1
Teacher Of French 1
Box Maker Machinist 1
General Blacksmith 1
Letter Press Machinist 1
Stoker Shoe Factory 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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