Proper is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Wales. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Proper
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, Wales
Meaning:

Proper is a variation of Ap Robert. In Welsh it means, The son of Robert. Hence Probert. The name sometimes took the form of Robin, and hence Ap Robyn, Probyn.

A form of the Probert. The son of Robert meaning "fame, bright".

Proper is the variant of the Probert. See Robert - A Teutonic personal name of great antiquity, which was introduced into England about the time of the Conquest. As Rotbertus, it is frequently found in Domesday. Besides having itself become a surname, it has given rise to a great many others, as-Roberts, Robarts, Robertson, Robins, Robbins, Robinson, Robbie, Robison, Robeson, Robb, Robson, Roby. It has also taken the form of Fitz-Robert, and, in Wales, those of Ap-Robert and Ap Robyn, now contracted to Probert and Prohyn. Its nicknames are Dobb and Hobb, from the former of which we get Dobbs, Dobby, Dobbie, Dobson, Dabson, Dobbin, Dobbins, Dobinson; and from the latter, Hobbs, Hobbes, Hobson, Hobbins, Hobkins, Hopkins, Hopkinson, and Hoby.

The is the variant form of Propert. See Probert - See Robert - A Teutonic personal name of great antiquity, which was introduced into England about the time of the Conquest. As Rotbertus, it is frequently found in Domesday. Besides having itself become a surname, it has given rise to a great many others, as-Roberts, Robarts, Robertson, Robins, Robbins, Robinson, Robbie, Robison, Robeson, Robb, Robson, Roby. It has also taken the form of Fitz-Robert, and, in Wales, those of Ap-Robert and Ap Robyn, now contracted to Probert and Prohyn. Its nicknames are Dobb and Hobb, from the former of which we get Dobbs, Dobby, Dobbie, Dobson, Dabson, Dobbin, Dobbins, Dobinson; and from the latter, Hobbs, Hobbes, Hobson, Hobbins, Hobkins, Hopkins, Hopkinson, and Hoby.

How popular is Proper?

Proper is common in United States, Netherlands, Canada.

Proper is ranked 112022 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Proper bearers increased by 3.7 per cent in 2010 US census to 2750 since 2000, the surname slipped by 456 spots and ranked at 11456. The last name was found in around 9 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.33 96.34
Others 2.25 1.21
Hispanic or Latino 1.35 1.13
Black 0.91 0.57
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.73 0.41
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.44 0.34
Proper is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Jersey. Around 4139 people have been found who wears Proper as their family name. Proper is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Proper:
11,546 United States3,449
Countries with hundreds of Proper:
8,704 Netherlands333
25,472 Canada136
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
13,243 Israel71
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
98,611 South Africa23
32,003 Sweden22
119,675 England15
66,436 Belgium14
248,185 Nigeria12
103,534 Australia11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
2,872 Jersey7
92,487 Pakistan6

Immigrants to US

From Germany

M. Proper was 17 years old when he migrated to USA on July 6, 1865. He lived in Germany where he worked as carpenter and took Edinburgh from Liverpool.

Proper Namesakes

  • Mason Proper, American rock band formed in Alpena, Michigan

Proper Namesakes

  • Mason Proper, American rock band formed in Alpena, Michigan

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