Procter Surname

44,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Procter 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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Procter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,8721:9,4891,398
United States2,2971:157,79716,121
Australia9041:29,8634,007
Israel7481:11,4411,752
Canada7091:51,9686,255
New Zealand5091:8,8971,535
South Africa2761:196,29621,158
Wales1081:28,6532,938
Scotland1021:52,4884,471
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Northern Ireland301:61,5014,735
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
France61:11,070,454349,096
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,6471:6,6841,039
Scotland1551:24,1502,237
Wales101:156,8426,008
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3941:36,0254,271

Procter (51) may also be a first name.

Procter 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

(English) One who acted an attorney in an ecclesiastical court.

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

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

Lat. Procurator, an Apparitor; from the French, Procureur; a personal name.

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

Procter,Proctor. —This surname does not occur in my list south of a line joining the mouths of the Thames and the Severn. Though scattered about in most of the other parts of England, it is eminently characteristic of Lancashire and the West Riding.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Procter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Procter is found most frequently in England. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Procter? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 44,112th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 618,795 people. The last name Procter is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Procter reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles. Procter is also the 1,396,783rd most frequent given name in the world, held by 51 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 5,872 people, or 1 in 9,489. In England it is most prevalent in: Lancashire, where 17 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 12 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Not including England it is found in 54 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Procter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Procter has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Procter surname grew 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 165 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,080 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 34 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 30 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Procter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Procter last name is principally Methodist (39%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Procter surname are 6.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.97% being registered with the party.

The amount Procter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 103.29% more than the national average, earning R 483,084 per year; in United States they earn 0.62% less than the national average, earning $42,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.93% more than the national average, earning $50,143 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prockter93215/
Prochter9319/
Proctter930/
Procte924/
Prokter8610/
Practer862/
Pructer861/
Proctir860/
Prachter8016/
Proskter801/
Practher801/
Procktir800/
Procta779/
Procti771/
Prakter7138/
Proctis710/
Proictti671/
Procttoy670/
Practi6210/
Practii571/

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Procter Reference & Research

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