Procter Name Meaning: An occupational name for a steward,'prok(e)tur',of old French 'procuraterour',from Latin 'procurator',meaning 'agent'. 'Pro' meaning 'for ','on behalf of' + 'curare',meaning 'to deal with'.
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 Procter ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 26 |
| Buckinghamshire | 20 |
| Berkshire | 28 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 158 |
| Cornwall | 5 |
| Cumberland | 52 |
| Derbyshire | 24 |
| Devon | 54 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 179 |
| Essex | 109 |
| Gloucestershire | 38 |
| Hampshire | 17 |
| Herefordshire | 7 |
| Hertfordshire | 25 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 5 |
| Kent | 54 |
| Lancashire | 2,086 |
| Leicestershire | 23 |
| Lincolnshire | 179 |
| London | 348 |
| Middlesex | 49 |
| Northumberland | 62 |
| Norfolk | 16 |
| Northamptonshire | 6 |
| Nottinghamshire | 36 |
| Oxfordshire | 3 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 16 |
| Suffolk | 32 |
| Somerset | 6 |
| Surrey | 57 |
| Sussex | 51 |
| Staffordshire | 370 |
| Warwickshire | 98 |
| Westmorland | 99 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 39 |
| Yorkshire | 1,588 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 14 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 3 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 515 |
| Cotton Weaver | 173 |
| Farmer | 80 |
| Weaver | 62 |
| Private Means | 57 |
| Labourer | 34 |
| Weaver Cotton | 33 |
| Farm Labourer | 28 |
| Housekeeper | 26 |
| None | 24 |
| General Labourer | 22 |
| Assisting In The Business | 21 |
| Clerk | 21 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 21 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 20 |
| Scholar | 19 |
| At Home | 19 |
| Dressmaker | 18 |
| Joiner | 18 |
| At School | 16 |
| Weaver (cotton) | 16 |
| Carter | 15 |
| House Keeper | 14 |
| Cotton Winder | 14 |
| Assisting In Business | 12 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Procter | 2,170 |
| Mary Procter | 2,061 |
| William Procter | 1,954 |
| Elizabeth Procter | 1,307 |
| Thomas Procter | 1,242 |
| James Procter | 1,103 |
| Sarah Procter | 1,040 |
| Ann Procter | 805 |
| George Procter | 783 |
| Jane Procter | 682 |
| Joseph Procter | 600 |
| Alice Procter | 591 |
| Margaret Procter | 574 |
| Robert Procter | 574 |
| Henry Procter | 527 |
| Ellen Procter | 492 |
| Annie Procter | 426 |
| Charles Procter | 426 |
| Richard Procter | 424 |
| Hannah Procter | 400 |
| Eliza Procter | 320 |
| Emma Procter | 309 |
| Samuel Procter | 279 |
| Martha Procter | 276 |
| Edward Procter | 238 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proctor | 86% | 41,857 |
| 2 | Procter | 100% | 29,623 |
| 3 | Prockter | 88% | 1,308 |
| 4 | Prictor | 71% | 352 |
| 5 | Practor | 71% | 279 |
| 6 | Procktor | 75% | 204 |
| 7 | Prector | 71% | 120 |
| 8 | Practer | 86% | 117 |
The surname Procter is the 2nd most popular variant of Proctor.