| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 1 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 12 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 19 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 |
| London | 3 |
| Middlesex | 4 |
| Northumberland | 1 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 16 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 3 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 2 |
| Blacksmith | 2 |
| Licensed, & Hulkys | 2 |
| Car Man | 1 |
| Piano Turner | 1 |
| None | 1 |
| Boarding House Keeper | 1 |
| Chanffaur To Town Waggon | 1 |
| House Painter | 1 |
| Linen Dresser In Linen Mill | 1 |
| Police Constable | 1 |
| Cook Domestic | 1 |
| Delver In Stone Quarry | 1 |
| Errand Boy | 1 |
| Removal Contractor | 1 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 1 |
| Army Private | 1 |
| Ben House Keeper | 1 |
| Brace Maker | 1 |
| Callertor | 1 |
| Carman Midland Ryle | 1 |
| Clarke Midland Ryle | 1 |
| Eryine Duner | 1 |
| Foundry Labourer | 1 |
| Wherchouseman Mestale | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Perter | 14 |
| William Perter | 8 |
| Elizabeth Perter | 7 |
| James Perter | 7 |
| John Perter | 7 |
| Ann Perter | 6 |
| Sarah Perter | 6 |
| Edward Perter | 5 |
| Emily Perter | 5 |
| Hannah Perter | 5 |
| Joseph Perter | 5 |
| Thomas Perter | 5 |
| Alice Perter | 4 |
| Charles Perter | 4 |
| Charlotte Perter | 4 |
| Jane Perter | 4 |
| Albert Perter | 3 |
| Emma Perter | 3 |
| Frederick Perter | 3 |
| Martha Perter | 3 |
| Richard Perter | 3 |
| Robert Perter | 3 |
| Christopher Perter | 2 |
| Daisy Perter | 2 |
| Edgar Perter | 2 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porter | 83% | 153,311 |
| 2 | Prater | 67% | 2,928 |
| 3 | Parter | 83% | 2,242 |
| 4 | Portor | 67% | 999 |
| 5 | Preater | 71% | 872 |
| 6 | Peartree | 63% | 768 |
| 7 | Priter | 67% | 191 |
| 8 | Proter | 67% | 191 |
| 9 | Perter | 100% | 183 |
| 10 | Preator | 57% | 102 |
The surname Perter is the 9th most popular variant of Porter.