How common is the surname Procter?

1,704 people in the United States had the surname Procter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 181,189 Americans. It ranked 16,765th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Procter?

Emily Procter, American actress, followed by William Procter.

Where is the surname Procter most common?

Wikidata records people named Procter in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Procter getting more or less common?

More common. 1,563 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,704 in 2010, up 9.0%.

The surname Procter

An occupational surname, carried by 1,704 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P623

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Procter is more common than 89.7% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as an occupation.

Procter is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,704 people named Procter in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 181,189 Americans. That is up 9.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,563.

#16,765

rank among US surnames

1,704

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+9%

change since 2000 (was #16,810)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,761	Kafka	1,705	181,082
#16,765	Curtsinger	1,704	181,189

Who is named Procter

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

81% of people named Procter identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Procters

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Emily Procter
American actress, born 1968
William Procter
British co-founder of Procter & Gamble, 1801–1884
Henry Procter
British Army general, 1763–1822

Notable Procters come mostly from the United States (2) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Proctor

Surnames that sound like Procter

Procter has the Soundex code P623, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P623.

Questions

How common is the surname Procter?: 1,704 people in the United States had the surname Procter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 181,189 Americans. It ranked 16,765th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Procter?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Procter identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Procter?: Emily Procter, American actress, followed by William Procter.
Where is the surname Procter most common?: Wikidata records people named Procter in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
What type of surname is Procter?: Procter is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Procter getting more or less common?: More common. 1,563 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,704 in 2010, up 9.0%.
What are other spellings of Procter?: Proctor.