Proctor Surname
Approximately 72,141 people bear this surname
Proctor 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.
Read More About This SurnameProctor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 47,759 | 1:7,589 | 905 |
| England | 12,364 | 1:4,506 | 617 |
| Australia | 3,871 | 1:6,974 | 1,024 |
| Canada | 3,267 | 1:11,278 | 1,688 |
| Scotland | 1,207 | 1:4,436 | 769 |
| New Zealand | 662 | 1:6,840 | 1,156 |
| South Africa | 536 | 1:101,078 | 12,246 |
| Wales | 457 | 1:6,771 | 755 |
| Northern Ireland | 407 | 1:4,533 | 884 |
| Ireland | 280 | 1:16,818 | 1,848 |
| Thailand | 135 | 1:523,247 | 90,840 |
| Botswana | 127 | 1:17,220 | 3,386 |
| Anguilla | 122 | 1:110 | 19 |
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
| Dominica | 54 | 1:1,405 | 259 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 52 | 1:2,123 | 361 |
| Spain | 49 | 1:954,123 | 36,393 |
| Germany | 47 | 1:1,712,882 | 99,068 |
| Netherlands | 41 | 1:411,882 | 42,990 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 39 | 1:34,974 | 3,476 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 35 | 1:2,833 | 434 |
| Philippines | 35 | 1:2,892,521 | 138,859 |
| Guyana | 33 | 1:23,098 | 2,756 |
| Isle of Man | 31 | 1:2,768 | 564 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 28 | 1:1,971 | 329 |
| Bermuda | 24 | 1:2,720 | 427 |
| Mexico | 20 | 1:6,206,310 | 32,158 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Jamaica | 17 | 1:168,820 | 5,436 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Panama | 16 | 1:244,516 | 6,353 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| Hong Kong | 10 | 1:733,548 | 3,685 |
| Barbados | 9 | 1:31,939 | 1,516 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Saint Martin | 8 | 1:4,394 | 114 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Egypt | 3 | 1:30,645,251 | 132,600 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Gabon | 2 | 1:944,597 | 6,773 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 1:10,404,280 | 18,448 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 459 | 1:9,651 | 1,415 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,012 | 1:4,054 | 590 |
| Scotland | 740 | 1:5,058 | 782 |
| Wales | 96 | 1:16,338 | 975 |
| Isle of Man | 21 | 1:2,584 | 307 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,291 | 1:6,057 | 761 |
Proctor (548) may also be a first name.
Proctor 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 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).
(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.
“Lawyer in a Church Court” in Old English.
(English) One who acted an attorney in an ecclesiastical court.
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."
Proctor Demographics
Average Male Proctor Height
177.05 cm
Average Female Proctor Height
162.53 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Proctor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Proctor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Proctor is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Proctor? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,876th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 101,018 people. The last name Proctor is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Proctor live; 70 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. Proctor is also the 359,856th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 548 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 47,759 people, or 1 in 7,589. In The United States Proctor is primarily concentrated in: Maryland, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 97 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.
Proctor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Proctor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Proctor last name rose 576 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 206 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 476 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 39 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Proctor Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (45%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Proctor surname are 5.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.7% registered with the political party.
The amount Proctor earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.47% more than the national average, earning R 450,252 per year; in United States they earn 1.8% less than the national average, earning $42,373 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.34% more than the national average, earning $50,846 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procktor | 93 | 23 | / |
| Proctore | 93 | 2 | / |
| Protctor | 93 | 2 | / |
| Proctoer | 93 | 2 | / |
| Procstor | 93 | 2 | / |
| Prroctor | 93 | 1 | / |
| Proector | 93 | 1 | / |
| Procttor | 93 | 1 | / |
| Proctorr | 93 | 1 | / |
| Proctoor | 93 | 1 | / |
| Prochtor | 93 | 0 | / |
| Practor | 86 | 17 | / |
| Proktor | 86 | 13 | / |
| Proctar | 86 | 5 | / |
| Pructor | 86 | 1 | / |
| Proctur | 86 | 1 | / |
| Proctorová | 82 | 3 | / |
| Proektor | 80 | 46 | / |
| Practoor | 80 | 22 | / |
| Prachtor | 80 | 8 | / |
| Pracktor | 80 | 0 | / |
| Proktar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Practur | 71 | 1 | / |
| Praktoor | 67 | 5 | / |
| Proudstar | 63 | 3 | / |
| Praktur | 57 | 2 | / |
| Prakhtar | 53 | 1 | / |
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Proctor Reference & Research
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