Provan Family History
Provan Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from a place in Glasgow, so called from
Middle English provend, prebend ‘land providing revenue
for a holder of religious office’ (Old French probende,
prebende, Late Latin praebenda ‘supplies’, ‘things to be
supplied’). The place was name for a prebendary of Barlanark, a canon
of Glasgow cathedral.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Provan Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Provan families
 7 - 11  3 - 6 |
 1 - 2  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Provan families
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6 - 10 3 - 5 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Provan families
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159 - 315 54 - 158 |
1 - 53 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Provan Family Origin
Provan Immigration Information
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Provan Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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