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Where Does The Last Name Proper Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Proper occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Proper click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Proper? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 112,010^th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,760,277 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Proper are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 368,302^nd most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 525 people.

The surname Proper is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,450 people, or 1 in 105,061. In The United States Proper is most common in: New York, where 19 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and Michigan, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Proper Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Proper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Proper surname increased 339 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 52 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Proper Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Proper surname are 27.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.38% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Proper earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 211.59% more than the national average, earning R 740,460 per year; in United States they earn 6.66% less than the national average, earning $40,274 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.87% less than the national average, earning $48,752 CAD per year.