Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
PROUD
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
ProutProue
Pro
Proude
Proued
Prood
Prowd
Prouda
Pro'd
Proede
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.