The Propst surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,743 people carried this name — #7,057 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,100 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (4,755).

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 42 people named Propst 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 Santa Fe.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Santa Fe 42

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Propst in American newspapers,
1913–1921.

Newspaper page from The Columbus Dispatch carrying the name Propst
The Columbus Dispatch 1921-09-11
Newspaper page from The Columbus Commercial carrying the name Propst
The Columbus Commercial 1913-02-02
Newspaper page from The Columbus Dispatch carrying the name Propst
The Columbus Dispatch 1920-06-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,820 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Propst in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1940s.

76 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Propst. The most, 34, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Tasmania, at 11.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Tasmania 57
Victoria 6
New South Wales 5
Queensland 5
South Australia 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Propst.

Who carried it

People named Propst,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Hermann Propst 1874– · Oberlehrer
  • Robert Propst 1921–2000 · inventor
  • Herbert Propst 1928–1997 · actor
  • Andy Propst 1965–2021 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · 5 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Propst,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States276 records

276 records of the Propst name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 176
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 49
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 20
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 19
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 6
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Joseph E. Propst

    Born 1918 in Missouri. Enlisted 1942 at Jefferson Barracks; salesperson from Cole County. U.S. Army veteran; died 1990, buried at Riverview Cemetery, Jefferson City, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Friederike Propst

    Arrived at Baltimore in 1867 aboard the Leocadia from Bremen, aged 34; laborer. From Prussia, Germany; bound for Wisconsin.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Richard Hugh Propst

    Born 1950; from China Grove, North Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1970 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 276 records for Propst in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands49 records

49 records of the Propst name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 25
  • Dutch population registers 23
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Maria Louisa Propst

    Born 1915 in Tegelen. Married in 1938 in Asten.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Venlo (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Harry Wilhelmus Propst

    Born 1924 in Asten. Died 1947 in Tegelen, aged 22.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Venlo (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Anna Maria Elisabeth Propst

    Buried in 1782 in Arnhem.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 49 records for Propst in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Germany15 records

15 records of the Propst name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 14
  • German applications to settle and marry 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Konstantin Propst

    From Schörzingen, Spaichingen. Reported wounded in the Württemberg casualty list of 26 January 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 119).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Joseph Propst

    Named in an application to settle and marry at Gleiritsch in 1838; day labourer.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Amberg (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Karl Propst

    From Berenzweiler, Altkirch. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 14 May 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 97).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Propst in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

France4 records

4 records of the Propst name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Rene Gaston Propst

    Born 1900 in Paris; died 1986 in Semur-en-Brionnais (Saône-et-Loire).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Yvonne Josephine Propst

    Born 1898 in Paris; died 1988 in Limeil-Brévannes (Val-de-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Andre Emile Maurice Propst

    Born 1916 in Paris; died 1989 in Toulon (Var).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Propst in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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