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prosper Name Meaning and History

Dutch and French: from the personal name Prosper (Latin Prosper(us), from prosper(us) ‘prosperous’, ‘fortunate’), a name borne by three 5th-century saints.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The prosper name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the prosper family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of prosper Families in the US in 1920
Number of prosper families
 9-16
 4-8
 1-3
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Prosper message board


Threads: 13 - Messages: 76
ThreadAuthorReplies
Any Prospers LP1946 57
Prosper or Prosser? Will 0
Prosper Milford Condon 0
NEED HELP ! Leslie 0
PROSPER DIT DESGROSEILLIERS Paul 2
PROSPER'S OF NJ & RI AniPar73 0
I'm tracing my family(ies) Mike Prosper 0
emmett prosper marleen 4
PROSPER m SCOTT - Sussex, UK, pre 1800 The Hobden Heritage 0
Prospers in Arizona Candice Sebring Kelber 0
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