How Many People Have the Last Name Proper?

2,750

people had the surname Proper in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 107,527 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#11,456

Tied with 5 others

Per 100,000 People

0.93

In 2010

Largest Group

94.3%

White

Change Since 2000

+3.7%

+98 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Proper (94.3%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Proper ranks #9,038. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 96.3% to 94.3%.

White 94.3%
Black 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino 1.4%

📈 Change Since 2000

Proper grew from 2,652 people in 2000 to 2,750 in 2010 (up 3.7%), and its rank fell from #11,000 to #11,456. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 0.98 to 0.93 people per 100,000.

20002010
People2,6522,750
Rank#11,000#11,456
Per 100,000 people0.980.93

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Proper

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#11,456Frandsen2,750
#11,456Greenbaum2,750
#11,456Ishmael2,750
#11,456Tweed2,750
#11,456Proper2,750
#11,462Eudy2,749
#11,463Coogan2,748

🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike

Same Soundex code as Proper: P616

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