Proger Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Proger Surname Definition:
A variant of Proger (which see), 'the son of Roger.'
1780. Married — William Baker and Ann Podger: St. George, Hanover Square.
Proger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 82 | 1:4,420,231 | 233,612 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 14 | 1:112,030 | 4,740 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Pröger (703) are calculated separately.
Proger (13) may also be a first name.
Proger 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.
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.
(Celtic + Teutonic) for the Welsh Ap-Rodger or Ap-Roger = Son of Ro(d)ger, q.v. [Welsh ap, son]
Ap-Roger; the son of Roger.
A contraction of Ap Roger, the son of Roger.
Proger Demographics
Proger Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
Average
Proger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Proger Come From? nationality or country of origin
Proger (Russian: Прогер) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant: Pröger. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Proger? popularity and diffusion
The last name Proger is the 1,348,199th most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Proger are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 13 people.
The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 4,420,231. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 20 percent are found, Ohio, where 20 percent are found and New York, where 13 percent are found. Beside The United States Proger occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent are found and Russia, where 11 percent are found.
Proger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Proger has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,050 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,950 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Proger Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Proger surname are 18.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.63% registered to vote for the political party.
Proger earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.94% more than the national average, earning $53,912 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Proger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Proger in the Russian language | ||
| Прогер | proger | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Proger
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis