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Where did the Scottish Provan family come from? What is the Scottish Provan family crest and coat of arms? When did the Provan family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Provan family history?
The Provan surname is a habitational name, taken on from a place name in Glasgow.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Spelling variations of this family name include: Provan, Provand, Provender, Proven and others.First found in Lanarkshire, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Provan research. Another 187 words(13 lines of text) covering the years 1190, 1258, 1489, and 1549 are included under the topic Early Provan History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Provan. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Provan Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Matthew Provan, who landed in Mississippi in 1823
- Thomas Provan who arrived in Philadelphia in 1890
Provan Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Jane Provan, aged 28, who settled in America from Glasgow, in 1904
- Jeanie Provan, aged 2, who emigrated to the United States from Banton, Scotland, in 1910
- John Provan, aged 23, who emigrated to America from Banton, Scotland, in 1910
- David B. Provan, aged 42, who landed in America, in 1910
- Andrew Provan, aged 2, who settled in America from Glasgow, Scotland, in 1910
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- Davie Provan (b. 1956), former Scottish footballer
- David Provan (b. 1956), Scottish footballer who played with Celtic and Scotland
- Jaimee Sarah Provan (b. 1978), New Zealand Olympic field hockey forward
- Norm "Sticks" Provan (b. 1932), Australian rugby league player and coach
- James Lyal Clark Provan (b. 1936), British businessman and politician
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The Provan Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Provan Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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