The provost Surname
provost Name Meaning and History
- English: from Middle English provost ‘provost’, an occupational name for the head of a religious chapter or educational establishment, or, since such officials were usually clergy and celibate, a nickname for a self-important person.
- French: northern and western form of Prevost.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Charles Provost |
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| Toussaint, son of Albert Provost, b circa 1787, d >1880 | George J Provost | 12 |
| JohnMary Provost Mae Provost | Peggy Vojnar | 7 |
| Wilfred Thomas PROVOST of Jersey City NJ |
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| O'Neil Provost of Port Arthur, TX 1928 |
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| Gilbert Provost | joseph daniels | 4 |
| Provost, Provo | Pearl Zucco | 2 |
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darkeyespharaoh
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| Arthur Joseph PROVOST of Rhode Island married Lillian SWEET 1925 Pawt. RI |
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| The Provost family, 1860's, Matawan area of Monmouth County, NJ |
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