Prothroe Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Prothroe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Ap-Rhydderc, Welsh. The English form would be Roderickson. Some remarks on this name will be found in Miss Yonge's History of Christian Names (ii. 370).

Evan Prhydderch, Carnarvonshire, 1617: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Prothroe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales51:618,90625,852
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales361:43,5672,298
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Prothroe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Ap-Rhydderc, Welsh. The English form would be Roderickson. Some remarks on this name will be found in Miss Yonge's History of Christian Names (ii. 370).

Evan Prhydderch, Carnarvonshire, 1617: Register of the University of Oxford.

A note is appended by the editor to say that he was the son of Roderic Evans, of Llanor, Carnarvonshire Thus after the Welsh customhe became Evan Ap-Roderic or Prhydderch; v. Rhydderch.

William Prythergh, or Protherugh, or Protherough Jesus Coll., B.C.L., 1580-1: Register of the University of Oxford.

The above entry supplies the stages by which Prothero or Protheroe was reached. The fact that the individual concerned was at Jesus College practically settles his nationality.

Walter ap-Riderch, 1384: History and Ant. St. David's.

Rhydderch, bishop of St. David's, 961: ibid.

The following is very Welsh:

Rhys Caradoc Pytherch, chemist: South Wales Directory (Lfanwrtyd).

1575. Roderohe Powell, Merionethshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1784. Married — William Pearson and Elizabeth Prothero: St. George, Hanover Square.

1797. — Thomas Prythergch and Ann Phillips: ibid.

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

(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
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Prothroe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prothroe is found in Wales more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Prothroe.

How Common Is The Last Name Prothroe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most common last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Prothroe are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most common in Wales, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 618,906. In Wales it is most frequent in: Neath Port Talbot County Borough, where 100 percent live. Outside of Wales it exists in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 38 percent live.

Prothroe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prothroe has changed through the years. In Wales the share of the population with the surname fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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