What is "proffitt"

Proffitt is a surname. Notable people with the name include:

• Ethel Maude Proffitt Stephenson (née Ethel Maude Proffitt) (1895—1982), American lawyer
• Frank Proffitt (1913–1965), Appalachian old-time banjoist and performer
• Paine Proffitt (born 1972), American-born artist living in England
• Stanley Proffitt (1910–1999), English cricketer
• Steve Proffitt, American radio journalist