Prockter Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Prockter Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the proctor,' an attorney in a spiritual court. 'Proketowre, procurator': Promptorium Parvulorum.

Thomas le Procurator, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John le Procuratour.

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Prockter Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1441:386,93126,993
United States181:20,136,607622,629
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
France121:5,535,227269,324
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1661:146,84013,053
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Prockter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the proctor,' an attorney in a spiritual court. 'Proketowre, procurator': Promptorium Parvulorum.

Thomas le Procurator, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John le Procuratour. Calendarium Rotulorum Chartarum.

William le Procuratur, Lincolnshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Willelmus Proktour, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1579. Edward Proctor and Effie Shewte: Marriage Lic. (London).

1625. Baptised — Ann, d. John Procter: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

A contraction of 'procurator,' from ME. prok(e)tour (AF. procurator, OF. procurator, Vulg. Latin procuratorem), manager, agent, steward.

"For I make Piers the Plowman My procuratoer and my reve."

Piers Plowman. Gavin Proctor became apprentice in the smithy of the abbey in 1474 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 308), and James Proctor is recorded in Easter Whitewreath, 1688 (Moray).

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-French-Latin) Proctor, Procurator [Middle English prok(e)tour, a contraction of procuratour; Old French procurator, Latin procurator, manager, agential administrator] For I make Piers the Plowman My procuratour and my reve.—Piers Plowman, 13471-2. Willelmus Proktour.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Latin procurator. One who acts for another, or takes care of his interest. One who collected alms for lepers, or others unable to do it themselves. Halliwell. According to Kennett, beggars of any kind were called Proctors. This explains the curious inscription over Richard Watt's hospital at Rochester, founded in 1579, which declares that "six poor travellers may receive lodging, entertainment, and fourpence each, for one night, provided they are not Rogues nor Proctors."

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Prockter Religious Adherence
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Sample size: 1 (1901)

Religious Adherence
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Prockter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prockter is found most frequently in England. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prockter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,125,333rd most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Prockter are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 71 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 386,931. In England Prockter is most common in: Greater London, where 26 percent reside, Essex, where 18 percent reside and Gloucestershire, where 8 percent reside. Barring England this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent reside and New Zealand, where 8 percent reside.

Prockter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Prockter has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Prockter surname decreased 13 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 78 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prockter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Prockter surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Prockter earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.79% less than the national average, earning $35,903 USD per year.

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