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Where did the German Prahl family come from? What is the German Prahl family crest and coat of arms? When did the Prahl family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Prahl family history?
The distinguished surname Prahl is German in origin. It is derived from the Low German "pravest" meaning "provost," and is used to designate someone in charge.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Probst, Proebstl (Bavaria), Prahst, Proebsting (Westfalia), Proebster, Probste, Probsst, Probsste and many more.First found in Austria, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. Chronicles of Kromau in 1379 mention one "Hansen, known as Probstel, head-prior of the cloisters." From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Prahl research. Another 242 words(17 lines of text) covering the years 1745 and 1746 are included under the topic Early Prahl History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Prahl. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Prahl Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Friedrich Lorenz Prahl, who arrived in America in 1839
- Johann Prahl, who landed in New York in 1850
- Sophia Prahl, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850
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- Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
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The Prahl Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Prahl 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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