Submitted Surnames with "proper" in Meaning

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword proper.
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Dey Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Odia
Derived either from Sanskrit देव (deva) meaning "god" or देय (deya) meaning "fit or proper (for a gift)".
Ichimasa Japanese
From 市 (ichi) meaning "market, shop" and 正 (masa) meaning "right, correct, proper, justice".
Keurig Dutch (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly an altered form of Kotterik, derived from Middle Dutch keuter "inhabitant of a small farm" (compare Cotterill)... [more]
Khaskheli Urdu, Sindhi
Referred to a person belonging to the Khaskheli tribe in the Pakistani provinces of Sindh and Balochistan. It is perhaps derived from the Urdu words خاص (khas) meaning "proper" and خالی (khali) meaning "performer"... [more]
Masai Japanese
From 正 (masa) meaning "right, correct, proper, justice" and 井 (i) meaning "well, pit, mineshaft".
Masaki Japanese
From Japanese 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Masamizu Japanese
From Japanese 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper" combined with 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Masamoto Japanese (Rare)
Masa means "proper, right" and moto meabs "source, root, origin".
Masaoka Japanese
Masa means "right, proper" and oka means "hill, mound".
Masato Japanese
From Japanese 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper", 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant, graceful" or 真 (masa) meaning "real, genuine, true" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other combinations of kanji that have the same pronunciation can also form this name... [more]
Netjes Dutch
Possibly a matronymic from of a diminutive form of Annetje. Coincides with the Dutch word for "tidy, neat" or "decent, proper."
Somphone Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing".
Somsanith Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ສະນິດ (sanith) meaning "type, kind".