Prothero is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Prothero
No. of characters: 8
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Prothero

How popular is Prothero?

Prothero is common in United States.

Prothero is ranked 153241 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Prothero bearers increased by 4.241645 per cent in 2010 US census to 811 since 2000, the surname slipped by 408 spots and ranked at 29198. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.86 93.19
Hispanic or Latino 4.07 3.21
Others 1.97 1.67
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.11 0.9
Prothero 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 Wales. Around 2444 people have been found who wears Prothero as their family name. Prothero is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
82,942 Zimbabwe8
112,145 Spain7
6,270 Hong Kong3
1,777 Jersey2
277,603 France1
31,207 Ireland1
810,193 Indonesia1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
4,249 Cambodia1
7,292 Vietnam1
172,258 Germany1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,780 Scotland46
24,534 New Zealand17
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
40,037 Canada80
56,973 South Africa73
Countries with hundreds of Prothero:
9,556 England678
10,086 Australia277
1,854 Wales214
Countries with thousands of Prothero:
29,001 United States1,032

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant Elizabeth Prothero from Wales aboard the Arrick from London during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 24 years old when she arrived in USA on January 29, 1849.

Prothero Namesakes

  • Brian Protheroe, Musician
  • Guy Protheroe, Conductor
  • Donald Prothero, Author
  • Brian Protheroe, Musician
  • Brian Protheroe, Musician
  • Rowland Prothero, 1st Baron Ernle, Journalist
  • Daniel Protheroe, Composer

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