Prodger Surname

497,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Prodger Surname Definition:

A variant of Proger (which see), 'the son of Roger.'

1780. Married — William Baker and Ann Podger: St. George, Hanover Square.

Prodger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3931:141,77613,759
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Canada571:646,41452,764
Australia541:499,92037,885
Wales321:96,7047,743
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2081:117,18911,279
Wales401:39,2102,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Prodger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Proger (which see), 'the son of Roger.'

1780. Married — William Baker and Ann Podger: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. (Welsh) Ap-Roger = Prodger; compare Price, Pumphrey, Powell, Pritchard, Prothero, &c. The 'd' in Prodger is, of course, intrusive, as in Rodger.

John ap-Roger ap. Gilliant: Visit. Clone. 1623.

Roger Aproger. Calendar of Pleadings, temp. Elizabeth I.

1607. Charles Proger, Jesus Coll., Monmouthshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

(Celtic + Teutonic) for the Welsh Ap-Rodger or Ap-Roger = Son of Ro(d)ger, q.v. [Welsh ap, son]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ap-Roger; the son of Roger.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Prodger Last Name Facts

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

Prodger occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prodger? popularity and diffusion

Prodger is the 497,277th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,991,774 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Prodger are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles.

Prodger is most widespread in England, where it is held by 393 people, or 1 in 141,776. In England Prodger is most common in: East Sussex, where 24 percent reside, Greater London, where 8 percent reside and Worcestershire, where 7 percent reside. Excluding England this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Prodger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Prodger has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Prodger surname increased 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 764 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prodger Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Prodger surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Prodger surname are 5.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.82% registered with the party.

The amount Prodger earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 16.95% more than the national average, earning R 277,908 per year; in United States they earn 19.38% more than the national average, earning $51,512 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.56% more than the national average, earning $63,874 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Proger92165/
Proder929/
Prodinger881,223/
Predger8630/
Prodder864/
Prouder863/
Prodert862/
Prodier862/
Prodeur861/
Progier861/
Prosger860/
Prouger860/
Prodges860/
Proge8314/
Prougier801/
Prodiere801/
Predgier800/
Prager7710,066/
Prader771,397/
Práger77162/
Proser77111/
Projer7793/
Prozer7757/
Proges7717/
Práder7715/
Prodér7712/
Próder7712/
Procer7712/
Progie7710/
Prouge774/
Pradge771/
Proget771/
Progee771/
Prödinger752/
Pradier713,670/
Pradere711,561/
Pragier71102/
Prouser7148/
Prouget7148/
Pragert7135/
Progess7117/
Progest716/
Proseer713/
Pradeur712/
Prooser712/
Proßzer711/
Prozher711/
Pragger711/
Prasder711/
Prauger710/
Proscer710/
Prodire710/
Protcer710/
Prosier710/
Prose671,004/
Proce67582/
Proje67105/
Prage6776/
Proze6742/
Progi6730/
Prossser672/
Prashger671/

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