Proctor Name Meaning: Derives from the Latin word 'procurare' meaning to manage.
Originally a name given to a steward or tax collector, generally someone who was employed to oversee/take charge of something. This title is also associated with an attorney and first seen in the county of Cambridgeshire.
Discover how your Proctor ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 41 |
| Buckinghamshire | 15 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 19 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 122 |
| Cornwall | 3 |
| Cumberland | 35 |
| Derbyshire | 52 |
| Devon | 20 |
| Dorset | 7 |
| Durham | 51 |
| Essex | 17 |
| Gloucestershire | 37 |
| Hampshire | 23 |
| Herefordshire | 6 |
| Hertfordshire | 46 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 23 |
| Lancashire | 866 |
| Leicestershire | 8 |
| Lincolnshire | 340 |
| London | 224 |
| Middlesex | 7 |
| Northumberland | 134 |
| Norfolk | 87 |
| Northamptonshire | 6 |
| Nottinghamshire | 71 |
| Oxfordshire | 6 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 85 |
| Somerset | 26 |
| Surrey | 1 |
| Sussex | 8 |
| Staffordshire | 165 |
| Warwickshire | 78 |
| Westmorland | 36 |
| Wiltshire | 11 |
| Worcestershire | 21 |
| Yorkshire | 835 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 4 |
| Monmouthshire | 14 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 445 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 128 |
| House Servant | 73 |
| At Home | 57 |
| Labourer | 41 |
| Farm Labourer | 32 |
| Power Loom Weaver Cotton | 31 |
| Dress Maker | 30 |
| Servant | 26 |
| Annuitant | 24 |
| House Keeper | 22 |
| Tailor | 21 |
| Power Loom Weaver | 21 |
| Straw Plaiter | 20 |
| General Servant | 15 |
| Farmer | 15 |
| Farmers Son | 15 |
| Farm Servant | 13 |
| Pauper | 13 |
| Blacksmith | 12 |
| Shoe Maker | 12 |
| Butcher | 12 |
| Wife | 11 |
| Hand Loom Weaver | 11 |
| Farmers Wife | 10 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Proctor | 2,890 |
| John Proctor | 2,816 |
| William Proctor | 2,681 |
| Thomas Proctor | 1,737 |
| Elizabeth Proctor | 1,703 |
| Sarah Proctor | 1,394 |
| George Proctor | 1,334 |
| James Proctor | 1,277 |
| Joseph Proctor | 927 |
| Ann Proctor | 916 |
| Jane Proctor | 834 |
| Henry Proctor | 753 |
| Alice Proctor | 745 |
| Robert Proctor | 702 |
| Charles Proctor | 692 |
| Margaret Proctor | 661 |
| Annie Proctor | 642 |
| Ellen Proctor | 557 |
| Hannah Proctor | 555 |
| Emma Proctor | 530 |
| Eliza Proctor | 468 |
| Arthur Proctor | 465 |
| Richard Proctor | 390 |
| Martha Proctor | 376 |
| Samuel Proctor | 376 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proctor | 100% | 41,857 |
| 2 | Procter | 86% | 29,623 |
| 3 | Prockter | 75% | 1,308 |
| 4 | Prictor | 86% | 352 |
| 5 | Practor | 86% | 279 |
| 6 | Procktor | 88% | 204 |
| 7 | Prector | 86% | 120 |
| 8 | Practer | 71% | 117 |
The surname Proctor is the most popular version of all its varients