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The surname Proffitt was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern Scotland. One of the first records of the family was William Propheta who was charter witness in Aberdeen in 1281.
This interesting and unusual surname is of early medieval English origin, and is of uncertain etymology. However, C.W. Bardsley, in his Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, says that it is from a nickname for one who shailed, one who walked crookedly, a cripple.This is an example of that sizeable group of early European surnames that were gradually created from the habitual use of nicknames.he nicknames were given in the first instance with reference to occupation, or to a variety of characteristics, such as physical attributes or peculiarities, mental and moral characteristics, supposed resemblance to an animal's or bird's appearance or disposition, and to habits of dress.