The English and Welsh surname Pruitt is a nickname from a pet form of the Old French name proux meaning “valiant, or brave.” The name is first recorded in 11th Century records with a family of the name found in Carmarthenshire, Wales in 1086. The name arrived in the New World in 1835 when John Pruitt is recorded in Texas. Today there are approximately 42,000 bearers of the name Pruitt living in the United States. 

PRUITT FAMILY CREST RING