Proske

Proske is a German and North American last name which is either derived from the first name of Greek origin ''Ambrose'' or from a diminutive of any of several Slavic personal names with the first component ''Prosi-'' (from Proto-Slavic *prositi "to ask"), e.g. ''Prosimir'' or ''Prosislaw''. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrea Proske (born 1986), Canadian rower and Olympic gold medalist * Beatrice Gilman Proske (1899–2002), American art historian * Jenn Proske (born 1987), Canadian American actress * Karl Proske (1794–1861), German Catholic cleric * Oliver Proske (born 1971), German stage designer * Uwe Proske (born 1961), German fencer Provided by Wikipedia