Porritt Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Porritt Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Porritt family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 86
Farm Servant 10
Woollen Manufacturer 9
Fisherman 7
General Servant 6
Domestic Servant 6
Labourer Iron Works 5
Labourer 4
Grocer 4
Iron Stone Miner 4
Farmers Son 3
House Keeper 3
Agricultural Labourer 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Joiner 3
Tailor 3
Visitor 3
Farmer's Son 3
Woollen Weaver 3
Cook 2
Ag Labourer 2
Broker 2
Cabinet Maker 2
Dress Maker 2
Farmer's Daur 2

Porritt Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Parrott 71% 23,971
2 Perrett 71% 11,049
3 Parrett 71% 7,066
4 Perrott 71% 6,650
5 Parratt 71% 5,935
6 Porritt 100% 4,885
7 Porrett 86% 1,726
8 Perritt 86% 1,251
9 Parritt 86% 826
10 Perratt 71% 696
11 Parriott 75% 288
12 Purrott 71% 230
13 Porrit 86% 221
14 Purrett 71% 139
15 Prriett 71% 121

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The surname Porritt is the 6th most popular variant of Parrott.

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