Prosser Name Meaning: Originates from the given name 'Roger' which is taken from the Old German 'Hrothgar', meaning 'glory/fame' and 'gar' meaning spear.
Introduced by the Normans originally from the given name Roger which was adapted by the Welsh to Roser and so the name developed into variations such as Prosser.
Discover how your Prosser ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 9 |
| Cornwall | 8 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 5 |
| Devon | 8 |
| Dorset | 7 |
| Durham | 5 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 149 |
| Hampshire | 9 |
| Herefordshire | 302 |
| Hertfordshire | 2 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 9 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 33 |
| Lancashire | 21 |
| Leicestershire | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 3 |
| London | 219 |
| Middlesex | 5 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 8 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 23 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 9 |
| Shropshire | 33 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 32 |
| Surrey | 7 |
| Sussex | 4 |
| Staffordshire | 44 |
| Warwickshire | 66 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 22 |
| Worcestershire | 179 |
| Yorkshire | 8 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 580 |
| Cardiganshire | 12 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 6 |
| Denbighshire | 10 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 184 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 424 |
| Pembrokeshire | 33 |
| Radnorshire | 32 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 253 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 84 |
| House Servant | 76 |
| Labourer | 43 |
| At Home | 37 |
| Farm Labourer | 35 |
| Carpenter | 24 |
| Dress Maker | 24 |
| Farmer's Daughter | 22 |
| Servant | 22 |
| Scholar At Home | 22 |
| Coal Miner | 19 |
| Farmers Son | 17 |
| Annuitant | 16 |
| Farmer's Son | 16 |
| Pauper | 16 |
| Shoe Maker | 14 |
| Mason | 13 |
| Sawyer | 13 |
| Farm Servant | 12 |
| General Servant | 12 |
| House Keeper | 11 |
| Iron Miner | 11 |
| Miner | 11 |
| Ag Labourer | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Prosser | 2,189 |
| Mary Prosser | 1,954 |
| John Prosser | 1,763 |
| Thomas Prosser | 1,565 |
| Elizabeth Prosser | 1,360 |
| Sarah Prosser | 800 |
| Ann Prosser | 793 |
| James Prosser | 763 |
| George Prosser | 727 |
| David Prosser | 599 |
| Margaret Prosser | 579 |
| Henry Prosser | 543 |
| Charles Prosser | 486 |
| Jane Prosser | 481 |
| Annie Prosser | 407 |
| Eliza Prosser | 390 |
| Ellen Prosser | 328 |
| Emily Prosser | 306 |
| Emma Prosser | 293 |
| Catherine Prosser | 248 |
| Alice Prosser | 245 |
| Edward Prosser | 242 |
| Hannah Prosser | 227 |
| Martha Prosser | 219 |
| Joseph Prosser | 214 |