What is "provoost"

Provoost is a surname, and may refer to:

• Jan Provoost (1465–1529), Flemish painter
• Samuel Provoost (1742–1815), third Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, USA
• Anne Provoost (born 1964), Belgian author
• William Provoost (aka 'Guilliame Provoost') ( fl. 1556–1607), Protestant in Antwerp who fled religious persecution and his descendants settled in New Amsterdam (now New York) in the early 1600s

Category:Surnames of Belgian origin