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Proud History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

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Contemporary Notables Related Stories Citations

Proud History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Proud family

The surname Proud was first found in Bedfordshire where some of the first records of the family were listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273: Hugh le Proude; and Robert le Proud. The same rolls listed: John Prude in Buckinghamshire; Cristina le Prute in Oxfordshire; and Herbert le Prute in Wiltshire. 1

Two sources postulates that the name was "perhaps from Old English personal name Prud, and perhaps connected with Pryde." 2 3

Early History of the Proud family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Proud research. Another 139 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1348, 1391, 1394, 1409, 1783 and 1852 are included under the topic Early Proud History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Proud Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Proud, Proude, Prout, Prowd and others.

Early Notables of the Proud family

Distinguished members of the family include

John Proude (died ca. 1409), of Sellindge and Canterbury, Kent, an English politician, a Member of Parliament for the constituency of Canterbury, Kent in 1391 and 1394
Lewis Proude of Charterhouse

Proud migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Proud Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Anne Proud, who landed in Virginia in 1696 4

Proud Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Thomas Proud, who arrived in Virginia in 1714 4
William Proud, who settled in Maryland in 1774

Proud Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Henry Proud, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1856

Proud migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Proud Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. James Proud U.E. who settled in Parr Town, Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1784 5

Proud migration to Australia +

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

Proud Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

George Proud, aged 27, who arrived in South Australia in 1852 aboard the ship "Chatham" 6

Proud 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:

Proud Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

George Proud, aged 25, a labourer, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Resolute" in 1865
Sarah Ann Proud, aged 29, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Resolute" in 1865
George Proud, aged 5, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Resolute" in 1865
Eliza Proud, aged 3, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Resolute" in 1865
Thomas Proud, aged 18, a labourer, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Resolute" in 1865

Contemporary Notables of the name Proud (post 1700) +

Robert M. Proud, American politician, U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 3rd Maryland District, 1879 7
Clifford J. Proud, American politician, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1993 7
Joseph Proud (1745-1826), English minister of the ‘new church,’ born at Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
Linda Proud (b. 1949), English writer on cultural and philosophical themes
Roland Barton 'Bill' Proud (1919-1961), English cricketer
David Proud (b. 1983), English actor
Harold John Granville Ellis Proud (1906-1995), English RAF Air Commodore
Edward Wilfrid Proud (b. 1930), pioneering British postal historian and philatelic writer
Andrew John Proud (b. 1955), Area Bishop for the Horn of Africa in the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East
Pip Proud (1947-2010), Australian singer-songwriter, poet, novelist and dramatist
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

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)
Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
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)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
South Australian Register Tuesday 3 February 1852. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) CHATHAM 1852. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/chatham1852.shtml
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html