The Probst surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,271 people carried this name — #5,540 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 46,900 people counted. That is up 4% from 6,045 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Probst surname
A male surname from German.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Probst» (Czech), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
3,337 people named Probst live in Switzerland.
They live in 25 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 718 people named Probst.
52 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 41 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 108 people named Probst live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
59 people named Probst have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 102 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 52 people named Probst live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
27 people named Probst is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Probst in American newspapers,
1866–1930.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 36,251 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Probst.
- Prior 6,787 · U.S. census
- Priore 905 · U.S. census
- Prise 178 · U.S. census
- Priser 179 · U.S. census
- Privat 252 · U.S. census
- Prive 336 · U.S. census
- Procacci 151 · U.S. census
- Procida 409 · U.S. census
- Proffit 1,151 · U.S. census
- Profit 1,648 · U.S. census
- Proia 604 · U.S. census
- Proietti 445 · U.S. census
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