| Bedfordshire | 3 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 3 |
| Cheshire | 11 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 20 |
| Derbyshire | 11 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 107 |
| Essex | 11 |
| Gloucestershire | 4 |
| Hampshire | 4 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 7 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 7 |
| Lancashire | 86 |
| Leicestershire | 4 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 86 |
| Middlesex | 25 |
| Northumberland | 90 |
| Norfolk | 3 |
| Northamptonshire | 3 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 3 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 14 |
| Sussex | 10 |
| Staffordshire | 6 |
| Warwickshire | 9 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 5 |
| Yorkshire | 74 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 4 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 5 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 10 |
| Scholar | 6 |
| Dress Maker | 5 |
| General Servant Domestic | 4 |
| Railway Clerk | 4 |
| Cloth Weaver | 4 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 4 |
| Cotton Weaver | 3 |
| Dock Labourer | 3 |
| Joiner Carpenter | 3 |
| Market Gardener | 3 |
| Carpenter & Joiner | 2 |
| Draper Assistant | 2 |
| Living On Own Income | 2 |
| Office Boy | 2 |
| Publican | 2 |
| Cook Domestic | 2 |
| General Labourer | 2 |
| School | 2 |
| Commercial Traveller | 2 |
| Nil | 2 |
| Traveller | 2 |
| Upholsterer | 2 |
| Clerk | 2 |
| Coal Miner Putter Below | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Porteous | 250 |
| Mary Porteous | 241 |
| William Porteous | 218 |
| James Porteous | 214 |
| Thomas Porteous | 139 |
| George Porteous | 135 |
| Elizabeth Porteous | 127 |
| Margaret Porteous | 119 |
| Robert Porteous | 114 |
| Jane Porteous | 94 |
| Sarah Porteous | 74 |
| Annie Porteous | 63 |
| Ann Porteous | 59 |
| Charles Porteous | 58 |
| Isabella Porteous | 57 |
| Ellen Porteous | 43 |
| David Porteous | 41 |
| Agnes Porteous | 36 |
| Arthur Porteous | 35 |
| Henry Porteous | 34 |
| Emma Porteous | 29 |
| Joseph Porteous | 29 |
| Jessie Porteous | 27 |
| Alexander Porteous | 25 |
| Alice Porteous | 25 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porteous | 100% | 3,626 |
| 2 | Partis | 50% | 1,695 |
| 3 | Porteus | 88% | 1,589 |
| 4 | Portas | 63% | 1,399 |
| 5 | Portus | 75% | 334 |
| 6 | Ports | 63% | 331 |
| 7 | Portes | 75% | 256 |
| 8 | Portis | 63% | 156 |
| 9 | Partes | 63% | 110 |
The surname Porteous is the most popular version of all its varients