Proter Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Proter Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Proter family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 3
Agricultural Labourer 2
Tobacconist 2
Malster 1
Governess 1
Male Servant 1

Proter Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Porter 67% 153,311
2 Prater 83% 2,928
3 Parter 67% 2,242
4 Portor 50% 999
5 Preater 71% 872
6 Peartree 38% 768
7 Priter 83% 191
8 Proter 100% 191
9 Perter 67% 183
10 Preator 57% 102

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The surname Proter is the 8th most popular variant of Porter.

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