Prater Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Prater Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Prater family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 43
Agricultural Labourer 20
Copper Miner 7
Dress Maker 5
Labourer 5
Agricultural Lab 4
Nurse 4
General Servant 4
Shoe Maker 4
Blacksmith 3
Carter 3
House Maid 3
Carpenter 3
Head Carters Son 3
Clerymans Daur 3
Collier 3
Plough Boy 2
House Keeper 2
Lath Under 2
Gardener 2
Charwoman 2
Kitchen Maid 2
Porter At Wine & Beer Merchants Shop 2
Builder Labourer 2
Journeyman Shoemaker 2

Prater Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Porter 67% 153,311
2 Prater 100% 2,928
3 Parter 67% 2,242
4 Portor 50% 999
5 Preater 86% 872
6 Peartree 50% 768
7 Priter 83% 191
8 Proter 83% 191
9 Perter 67% 183
10 Pratter 86% 129
11 Preator 71% 102

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The surname Prater is the 2nd most popular variant of Porter.

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