Probst Family History
Probst Name Meaning
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 self-important person.Jewish (Ashkenazic):
from German Probst ‘provost’; the reason for its adoption is
unknown.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Probst
Name Distribution of Probst Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Probst families
 78 - 154  27 - 77 |
 1 - 26  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Probst families
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11 - 19 4 - 10 |
1 - 3 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Probst families
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4 - 5 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Probst census records
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Probst Family Origin
Probst Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Probst
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Probst Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Probst census records
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Probst Civil War Service Records
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