Prowen Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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

Prowen Early Origins

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The surname Prowen 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.

Prowen Spelling Variations

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

Prowen Early History

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

Prowen 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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Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
Skene, William Forbes Edition. Chronicles of the Picts, Chronicles of the Scots and Other Early Memorials of Scottish History. Edinburgh: H.M. General Register House, 1867. Print.
Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
Fairbairn,. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1970. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
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The Prowen Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Prowen 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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