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 | 8 |
| Buckinghamshire | 9 |
| Berkshire | 2 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 48 |
| Cornwall | 22 |
| Cumberland | 7 |
| Derbyshire | 20 |
| Devon | 14 |
| Dorset | 14 |
| Durham | 44 |
| Essex | 53 |
| Gloucestershire | 265 |
| Hampshire | 25 |
| Herefordshire | 489 |
| Hertfordshire | 11 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 71 |
| Lancashire | 172 |
| Leicestershire | 10 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 431 |
| Middlesex | 63 |
| Northumberland | 7 |
| Norfolk | 5 |
| Northamptonshire | 19 |
| Nottinghamshire | 21 |
| Oxfordshire | 16 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 77 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 50 |
| Surrey | 35 |
| Sussex | 30 |
| Staffordshire | 127 |
| Warwickshire | 120 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 46 |
| Worcestershire | 221 |
| Yorkshire | 127 |
| Anglesey | 6 |
| Brecknockshire | 385 |
| Cardiganshire | 17 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 46 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 832 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 3 |
| Monmouthshire | 789 |
| Pembrokeshire | 21 |
| Radnorshire | 28 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 56 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 56 |
| General Servant Domestic | 52 |
| Farmer | 51 |
| General Labourer | 48 |
| Dress Maker | 39 |
| Carpenter | 35 |
| Coal Hewer | 35 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 27 |
| Scholar | 24 |
| At School | 20 |
| Domestic Servant | 19 |
| Charwoman | 16 |
| House Maid Domestic | 16 |
| Gardener Domestic | 16 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 15 |
| Cook Domestic | 14 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 13 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 12 |
| Coal Miner | 12 |
| Retired Farmer | 12 |
| House Keeper | 11 |
| School Teacher | 11 |
| Coal Hewer Below Ground | 11 |
| Domestic | 10 |
| 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 |