Procter: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

People called Procter share their surname's story with Proctor, its better-known spelling. Its meaning, shared with Proctor, is “Steward, agent”.

• 1,704 Americans were listed as Procter in the 2010 census. It sits among the 25,000 most common last names in the country.
• Before spelling was fixed, Proctor was also written Procter.
• You may also find the name written Prockter and Proctour.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Proctor and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Research your Procter family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.