Prother Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Prother Surname Definition:

(Celtic) for the Welsh Ap-Rhydderch = Son of Rhydderch or RHUDDERCH.i.e. the Reddish- Brown [Welsh ap, son: the pers. name is a compound of Welsh rhudd (dd as th), red, and erch, dark brown]

Prother Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Prother Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) for the Welsh Ap-Rhydderch = Son of Rhydderch or RHUDDERCH.i.e. the Reddish- Brown [Welsh ap, son: the pers. name is a compound of Welsh rhudd (dd as th), red, and erch, dark brown]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Prother Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prother is found most in England. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prother? popularity and diffusion

The surname Prother is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 35 percent of Prother live; 35 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Prother is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Cheshire, where 67 percent are found, Lancashire, where 17 percent are found and Surrey, where 17 percent are found. Not including England it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Australia, where 29 percent are found.

Prother Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Prother has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Prother surname decreased 45 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prother Last Name Statistics demography

Prother earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.81% less than the national average, earning $29,425 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Protherd932/
Prothere930/
Prothe92342/
Proter9267/
Prather8621,062/
Protter86139/
Prether8672/
Prothet8643/
Proster8626/
Prothej8618/
Prothes865/
Prüther865/
Prothee865/
Pruther864/
Proeter862/
Protheu861/
Prouter861/
Prote83151/
Prochter8019/
Proutier8017/
Proothee8012/
Pratther802/
Prathier802/
Prostere802/
Praether801/
Proteare801/
Prottier801/
Prathear801/
Pratherp801/
Prothett800/
Prothess800/
Prasther800/
Preuther800/
Prater7725,912/
Prüter77633/
Preter77567/
Protte77506/
Pruter77472/
Protet77112/
Protea77111/
Proute77105/
Protha7795/
Protes7790/
Proite7767/
Prothi7741/
Protee7736/
Proste7731/
Pröter7722/
Protei7712/
Protey776/
Prathe772/
Proote771/
Prothy771/
Protir771/
Protez771/
Proteu771/
Protre770/
Prathet71877/
Pratter71769/
Preuter71388/
Praster71298/
Prathep71242/
Protich71187/
Prathed71137/
Pretter7194/
Proothi7175/
Prottey7166/
Preteur7154/
Praeter7129/
Proutey7129/
Proitte7129/
Prottes7127/
Protech7126/
Protesh7122/
Protess7112/
Prathes7112/
Prathee7111/
Proutet7110/
Protetz717/
Proteet715/
Prathir713/
Prothoy713/
Protych713/
Prothit712/
Prateer712/
Prathre712/
Prostea712/
Preeter711/
Protest711/
Prostes711/
Prouste711/
Proutes711/
Proitea711/
Prãster711/
Prêteur711/
Pratthe711/
Prothai711/
Prutier711/
Protoha711/
Pruster710/
Proteat710/
Prothio710/
Pratere710/
Pratier710/
Proutte710/
Prota673,092/
Prate67423/
Proti67391/
Pratheep67284/
Phrathep67229/
Prothais67195/
Phrathet67128/
Prostire67118/
Preuster6739/
Prachter6716/
Proty6715/
Prathees6710/
Prathesh679/
Protetch677/
Protettì673/
Proithis672/
Prettier672/
Pruitter671/
Prostysh671/
Protteah671/
Praetter670/
Prusster670/
Prouttee670/

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