Prasad History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Prasad

The region of ancient France known as Auvergne is where the name Prasad was born. Prasad was a name for someone who lived in the modern administrative departments of Cantal and Puy-de-Dôme. While the old provinces were divided into the current "departments" in 1790, almost all of the French refer to themselves as if they were still resident in the medieval province instead of the current department.

Early Origins of the Prasad family

Early History of the Prasad family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Prasad research. Another 193 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1243, 1463, 1495, 1507, 1515, 1525, 1527, 1530, 1535, 1547, 1583, 1662 and 1729 are included under the topic Early Prasad History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Prasad Spelling Variations

One can encounter great variation in the spelling of French surnames; in part, as spelling, and the spelling names was not yet standardized during the early development of the written French language. Later, there was much branching and movement of families, and spellings would change according to region. Variations of the name Prasad include Prat, Prats, Pras, Prate, Prates, Pratte, Prattes, Prad, Prads, Prade, Prades, Praf, Prafs, Prafe, Prafes, Praffe, Praffes, Prap, Praps, Prape, Prapes, Prappe, Prappes, DuPrat, De la Prat, DePrat, Deprat, De Prat, du Prat and many more.

Early Notables of the Prasad family

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Prasad Ranking

the United States, the name Prasad is the 12,747^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in New Zealand, the name Prasad is ranked the 395^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,658 people with that name. 2

Migration of the Prasad family

In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Prasad has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Prasad were Jacques Prate settled in Philadelphia in 1832; John Prat settled in Virginia in 1607.