Probst

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Propst (“provost”).

Proper noun

Probst (plural Probsts)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Probst is the 5540^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6271 individuals. Probst is most common among White (94.2%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Probst”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.