The Prouty surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,042 people carried this name — #8,209 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 73,000 people counted. That is up 3% from 3,940 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

33 families named Prouty, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 203 people lived in those households, 6.2 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 4 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Massachusetts 20
New Hampshire 6
Vermont 4
New York 3

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 258 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Prouty in American newspapers,
1889–1895.

Newspaper page from Yorkville Enquirer carrying the name Prouty
Yorkville Enquirer 1889-12-25
Newspaper page from The Guthrie Daily Leader carrying the name Prouty
The Guthrie Daily Leader 1895-12-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Prouty in Australian newspapers,
1900s–1950s.

87 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Prouty. The most, 30, date from the 1910s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 26
South Australia 16
Victoria 16
Queensland 14
Western Australia 12
ACT (Canberra) 1
Tasmania 1

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

Who carried it

People named Prouty,
with a public archive behind them.

  • David Prouty
    David Prouty 1813–1892 · politician
  • Charles Azro Prouty
    Charles Azro Prouty 1853–1921 · politician
  • Solomon F. Prouty
    Solomon F. Prouty 1854–1927 · judge
  • George H. Prouty
    George H. Prouty 1862–1918 · politician
  • Jed Prouty
    Jed Prouty 1879–1956 · actor
  • Edith Prouty Prichard 1869–1934 · zoologist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Prouty,
in the records of 3 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 States301 records

301 records of the Prouty name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 132
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 70
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 47
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 34
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 7
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 7
  • Sacramento County historic burials 4
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John E. Prouty

    Born 1906 in Washington. Enlisted 1942 at San Francisco, California; farm hand. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1951, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    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 Dwight Prouty

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Britannic from Liverpool, aged 55; merchant. From Boston; bound for Boston.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Wayne Marion Prouty

    U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. Born 1930, died 1998; buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 301 records for Prouty in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada8 records

8 records of the Prouty name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 6
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record George Prouty

    Died 1949 in Pubnico, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Herbert Prouty

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Lillian M. Prouty

    Married 1912 in Pleasant Valley, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 8 records for Prouty in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Prouty name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Bernard Prouty

    Arrived in Victoria in 1867 aboard the Hahnemann, aged 25.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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