Procter is used as a family name or surname in South Africa. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Procter
No. of characters: 7
Origin: South Africa
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Procter

How popular is Procter?

Procter is common in South Africa.

Procter is ranked 41400 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Procters grew by 9.021113 per cent to 1704 since 2000 and ranked 16765 after elevating 45 spots. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 80.75 80.04
Black 12.85 15.04
Hispanic or Latino 2.64 1.98
Others 2.35 1.86
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.88 0
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.53 0
Procter is quite popular family name mostly used in England while New Zealand is ahead in terms of density. Around 11778 people have been found who wears Procter as their family name. Procter is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
13,220 Thailand6
720,003 Russia4
10,686 Costa Rica3
25,074 Greece3
20,837 Venezuela2
91,784 Netherlands2
118,441 Germany2
9,185 Hong Kong2
5,443 Dominican Republic2
18,625 Japan2
6,103 Cyprus2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
124,220 Italy2
49,529 Israel1
971 Seychelles1
34,581 Chile1
25,721 Egypt1
40,340 Malaysia1
38,830 Morocco1
36,678 Singapore1
7,895 South Korea1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
53,505 Turkey1
66,560 Philippines1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
91,024 Belgium1
5,872 Namibia1
573 Vanuatu1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
43,350 Spain48
20,318 United Arab Emirates46
23,537 Switzerland45
17,489 Denmark30
11,387 Ireland22
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
117,149 France73
2,801 Northern Ireland72
12,039 Colombia70
Countries with hundreds of Procter:
3,735 Australia815
6,619 Canada641
1,547 New Zealand483
3,417 Scotland184
56,243 Brazil175
2,488 Wales158
23,602 Mexico131
Countries with thousands of Procter:
1,456 England5,464
15,978 United States2,085
5,450 South Africa1,187
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Thomas Procter was 20 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 26, 1846. He lived in Ireland where he worked as workman and took England from Liverpool. Martha Procter, aged 20, William Procter, aged 22, Mary Procter, aged 11, Martha Procter, 20 years old Edward Procter, Ann Procter (24) Spinster, Eliza Procter, are others that migrated to US.

Procter Namesakes

  • Adelaide Anne Procter, Poet
  • Adelaide Anne Procter, Poet
  • Simon Procter, Artist
  • Emily Procter, Actress
  • Simon Procter, Artist
  • Adelaide Anne Procter, Poet
  • Emily Procter, Actress
  • Cory Procter, Football player
  • Cory Procter, Football player
  • Emily Procter, Actress

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