Proffint Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Proffint surname is a habitational name, taken on from a place name in Glasgow.

Proffint Early Origins

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The surname Proffint was first found in Lanarkshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig) a former county in the central Strathclyde region of Scotland, now divided into the Council Areas of North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, and the City of Glasgow, 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.

Proffint Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Provan, Provand, Provender, Proven and others.

Proffint Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Proffint research. Another 213 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1190, 1258, 1489 and 1549 are included under the topic Early Proffint History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Proffint Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Provan who arrived in Philadelphia in 1890; John Provender settled in New England in 1663.

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Other References

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The Proffint Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Proffint 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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