US Population With Last Name Proper By Race and Ethnicity in the 2000 Census

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2000 Census, there were 2,652 people in the US whose last name was Proper, and the rate of occurence of the Proper last name was 0.98 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Proper identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (96.34%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Two or More Races (1.21%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Hispanic or Latino (1.13%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Proper By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

Non-Hisp White
Non-Hisp Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino
Non-Hisp Black
Non-Hisp AIAN
Non-Hisp ANHPI

The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Proper last name.

US Population With Last Name Proper By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 2555 96.34
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 32 1.21
Hispanic or Latino 30 1.13
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 15 0.57
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 11 0.41
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.34