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Date:
1200
Location:
England
Description
This is a central page for organizing genealogy related to Prophet families and information about individuals, places, and things named Prophet.
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Alternate Spellings
The various spellings including Proffet, Profit and Profitt.
Origins of the Surname Prophet
The origins include a mixture of Scottish, English, French, and German.
Micing the surname from Middle English and Old French prophete, Middle High German prophet ‘prophet’, ‘seer’, and from Greek prophetes ‘predictor’. With the letters 'pro' meaning ‘before’ and a derivative of 'phemi' meaning ‘to speak’, is the break down of the name.
The surname (in different spellings) was found in England by 1200s and before that in France. It can refer to the occupational name for a soothsayer or even a village elder.
In England an early recorded individual's name was William le Profete in 1220, which was written in the county of Berkshire. Then Ricardus Profet of Yorkshire, ws recorded in the Yorkshire Poll Tax of 1379.
Geographic Centers of Prophet Families
Mostly in Lancashire and Cheshire Counties of England are the Prophet families located. In the USA, most are in Massachusetts, Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana states.
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