Portor Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Portor Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Portor family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 8
Farmer 4
Male Servant 3
Cotton Weaver 3
Female Servant 3
Shoe Maker 3
Independent 2
Engineer 1
Ag Labourer 1
Chemist 1
Sergeant 1
Coal Miner 1
Dyer 1
J Printer 1
Stone Mason 1
Student 1
Tearer 1
Joiner 1
Cutter 1
Shoe Binder 1
Blacksmith 1
Publican 1
Bellows Male Servant 1
Druggist 1
Saddler 1

Portor Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Porter 83% 153,311
2 Prater 50% 2,928
3 Parter 67% 2,242
4 Portor 100% 999
5 Preater 43% 872
6 Peartree 38% 768
7 Priter 50% 191
8 Proter 50% 191
9 Perter 67% 183
10 Portter 71% 107
11 Preator 57% 102

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The surname Portor is the 4th most popular variant of Porter.

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