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There are approximately 3,213 people named Proud in the UK. That makes it the 3,111th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 51 are named Proud.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Nickname

Related and similar surnames

Prout
Proue
Pro
Proude
Proued
Prood
Prowd
Prouda
Pro'd
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Proudy
Proudie
Proudn
Proudoy
Preoud
Proudho
Proodie
Prou
Proudme
Proudhoe
Poroud
Proudhea
Peroud

The Proud surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

PROUD. Fidler makes it a corruption of Prude. Worthies ii. 1S3. It would, therefore, mean sage, rather than arrogant.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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