Prévost Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Prévost last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Prévost last name
Meaning of the Prévost last name: provost. Prévost is a French surname from prévôt, a provost or local royal officer. Northern France and Normandy record it early. As a last name it travelled to New France; the novelist Antoine François Prévost (Manon Lescaut) kept one famous literary bearer in view.
Arms associated with the Prévost name
Coats of arms associated with the Prévost surname follow French heraldry, each set out in a short blazon.
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Prévost name FAQ
What does the Prévost name mean?
Provost. Common variants include Prevost, Provost.
Where does the Prévost surname come from?
It originates in France, and is also found in Canada, Belgium and Switzerland.
Is there a Prévost coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Prévost coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Albert Dauzat, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille et prénoms de France (Larousse); Marie-Thérèse Morlet, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille (Perrin, 1991).