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Proudfoot History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

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Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Proudfoot History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland
Scotland

The Proudfoot surname comes from the Middle English word "prod," meaning "proud," and "fote," meaning "foot." As such, it is thought to have originally been a nickname for someone with strutting or swaggering gait. 1 2

Early Origins of the Proudfoot family

The surname Proudfoot was first found in London where "Gilbert Proudfoot was sheriff of London c1140 and 'It is interesting to find that the first known bearer of the surname was a sheriff, thus a person who might be justified in walking with a proud step'" 3

Other early records of the family include: Gilbert Proudfoot, Prudfot, Prutfoot who was listed in 1114-1130; and Goffrey Prudfot who was found in Norfolk in the 12th century. The Pipe Rolls of Hampshire include John Prutfot in 1203. 3

One author notes that in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273, the name is "a common entry in the Rolls, evidently a familiar and colloquial term for a haughty man." 4

Indeed, we found these entries for the family there: Thomas Proudfot, Huntingdonshire; John Protfot, Oxfordshire; and Robert Prudefot, Yorkshire.

Further to the north in Scotland, the first on record there was John Prudfote in 1269. "Patrick Proudfote was one of an inquest concerning the lands of John de Hirdmanstone, 1303. John Prootfoote in Craigie, Perthshire, 1689. The spellings Proudfut, Prowufut, and Prudfut were common in the parish of Camwath (Carnwath). A treacherous rock in the Bay of Wick, Caithness, is called Proudfoot. " 5

Early History of the Proudfoot family

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Proudfoot Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Proudfoot, Proudfont, Proudfoote and others.

Early Notables of the Proudfoot family

Notables of this surname at this time include:

John Proudfoot of Craigie

Migration of the Proudfoot family to Ireland

Some of the Proudfoot family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Proudfoot migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Proudfoot Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Mathew Proudfoot, who settled in New England in 1750
John Proudfoot, who settled in Virginia in 1774

Proudfoot Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Richard Proudfoot, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1808
James Proudfoot, who landed in New York in 1832 6
Lawrence Proudfoot, who arrived in New York, NY in 1835 6
William Proudfoot, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1838 6
Hugh Proudfoot, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1865 6
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Proudfoot Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

John Proudfoot, aged 9, who immigrated to the United States from London, in 1903
Louisa A. Proudfoot, aged 35, who settled in America from London, in 1903
Jessie Proudfoot, aged 7, who immigrated to America from Glasgow, Scotland, in 1904
Alex Proudfoot, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States from Glasgow, in 1904
John Robert Proudfoot, aged 31, who landed in America from Twickenham, England, in 1907
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Proudfoot migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Proudfoot Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Isobel Hill Proudfoot, aged 26, who settled in Goderich, Ontario, Canada, in 1913

Proudfoot migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Proudfoot Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Alfred Proudfoot, who arrived in Sydney aboard the ship "Madawaska" in 1849 7
George Proudfoot, aged 21, who arrived in South Australia in 1851 aboard the ship "Osceola" 8

Proudfoot migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Proudfoot Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. James Proudfoot, (b. 1819), aged 39, Scottish farm servant from Perthshire travelling from London aboard the ship "Strathallan" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 21st January 1859 9
Mr. Donald Proudfoot, Scottish settler from Aberfeldy travelling from Leith aboard the ship 'Melbourne' arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 18th March 1861 10

Contemporary Notables of the name Proudfoot (post 1700) +

Alexander Proudfoot, American founder of Alexander Proudfoot PLC in 1946 which is now known as Management Consulting Group, PLC, a consulting company with over 1,700 employees worldwide
Miles Proudfoot, American visual effects specialist, best known for his work on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Willis Thomas Proudfoot (1860-1928), American co-founder of Proudfoot & Bird, an American architectural firm
Lynn Proudfoot, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 2008 11
Jim Proudfoot (b. 1972), English football commentator on radio and television
Alec Proudfoot (1906-1995), former Australian rules footballer
Peter Proudfoot (1882-1941), Scottish footballer
David Proudfoot (1838-1891), Scottish-born, New Zealand engineering contractor
Daniel John Proudfoot (1897-1953), English-born soldier, Canadian educator and politician in British Columbia
William Proudfoot (1859-1922), Canadian politician and barrister, Leader of the Opposition in Ontario (1918-1919)
... (Another 7 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Proudfoot family +

RMS Lusitania

Mr. Samuel Lamond Proudfoot, English 2nd Class passenger residing in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, USA, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking 12

RMS Titanic

Mr. Richard Royston Proudfoot, aged 23, English Fireman/Stoker from Southampton, Hampshire who worked aboard the RMS Titanic and survived the sinking escaping on life boat 15 13

Citations +

Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) "MADAWASKA" 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Madawaska.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) OSCEOLA / ASCEOLA 1851. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851Osceola-Asceola.htm
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 6) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/
Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html