Propst: Surname History and Family Crest

Arms linked to Probst and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

The meaning behind Propst

Ancestors listed as Propst are often found as Probst a generation earlier. Its meaning, shared with Probst, is “Provost”.

Spelled with “p” instead of “b”, Propst shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Related forms: Pröbstl, Pröbstle and Probstmann. The 2010 US Census counted 4,743 people named Propst, ranking it number 7,057 among American surnames.

Want more than a summary? See the Propst family name pack.