Probert Surname

55,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Probert Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Ap-Robert (Welsh), equivalent to English Robertson; compare Pritchard, Price, &c.

1540. Buried — Thomas Uprobarte, prentice with Toson: St. Antholin (London).

Lloyd ap-Robert.

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Probert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,6981:15,0672,227
United States1,6791:215,87821,019
Wales1,4921:2,074220
Australia9031:29,8964,012
Canada3801:96,96210,547
South Africa3751:144,47416,511
New Zealand2201:20,5833,608
Scotland961:55,7694,673
France821:810,03397,301
Mexico351:3,546,46324,778
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Greece151:738,65380,079
Ireland151:313,92910,911
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Norway71:734,61250,907
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China31:455,773,85521,925
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Akrotiri and Dhekelia11:7,858154
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3771:17,7022,565
Wales8391:1,869129
Scotland331:113,4315,331
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3351:149,90713,916

Probert (41) may also be a first name.

Probert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Ap-Robert (Welsh), equivalent to English Robertson; compare Pritchard, Price, &c.

1540. Buried — Thomas Uprobarte, prentice with Toson: St. Antholin (London).

Lloyd ap-Robert. Calendar of Pleadings, temp. Elizabeth I.

Ellice ap-Robert. Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

'Item, geven to oon Davyd ap-Robert, xvi.' 1544; Privy Purse Exp., Princess Mary.

1792. Married — Joseph Probert and Sarah Owen: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Celtic + Teutonic) for the Welsh Ap-Robert = Son of Robert, q.v. [Welsh ap, son]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Welsh) The son of Robert (fame, bright).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Welsh, Ap-Robert; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Probert Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Probert Come From? nationality or country of origin

Probert (Russian: Проберт) is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Probert? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 55,621st most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 798,285 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Probert live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 41 people.

The last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 3,698 people, or 1 in 15,067. In England it is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 9 percent reside, Greater London, where 9 percent reside and Gloucestershire, where 7 percent reside. Excluding England this last name is found in 48 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Wales, where 16 percent reside.

Probert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Probert has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Probert last name grew 269 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 501 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 291 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 375 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Probert Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Probert last name are 17.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.38% registered with the party.

The amount Probert earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 71.15% more than the national average, earning 592,316 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.62% more than the national average, earning R 343,680 per year; in United States they earn 5.17% more than the national average, earning $45,379 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.85% more than the national average, earning $54,080 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Proberts93154/
Probertz934/
Proberte930/
Probeart930/
Probertt930/
Prober92422/
Probart86134/
Probier8612/
Prabert8611/
Prebert867/
Prubert862/
Provert862/
Prohber861/
Probort860/
Proberd860/
Probierz80343/
Proberzh802/
Prosbere801/
Provertz800/
Prover7798/
Probir7711/
Praber770/
Probhardt7522/
Proisvert750/
Promper71103/
Prabart7152/
Pravert7120/
Proover7116/
Prabeer713/
Provirt712/
Prawert712/
Prabher711/
Preuber711/
Pratber711/
Proveyr711/
Prouver711/
Provear710/
Proiver710/
Prompear672/
Prasuert671/
Praver62167/
Prabir6236/
Preuhwirth591/
Praveer5751/
Pramper5738/

Probert Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Probert in the Russian language
Пробертprobert-

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