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There are approximately 9,460 people named Prosser in the UK. That makes it the 1,110th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 150 are named Prosser.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Wales

Language of origin

Welsh

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
From name of parent

Related and similar surnames

Presser
Prasser
Priser
Prossor
Proasser
Proaser
Proscer
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Prosare
Proiser
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Prosard
Prosarn
Prasszer
Perossier
Procer
Perrossier
Proscort
Perosier
Prosario

The Prosser surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

PROSSER. Pross is, according to Halliwell, a nortliern provincialism for ' talk, conversation.' Hence, perhaps, a irrosser means a talkative person, or, as we commonly sa}'-, a ' proser.'

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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