Porteous Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Porteous Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Porteous family

Profession Census Frequency
School 115
Private Means 9
Labourer 8
General Servant (domestic) 7
Bank Clerk 6
Domestic Servant 6
General Labourer 6
None 5
Scholar 5
At School 4
Joiner 4
Bricklayer 4
Coal Miner Hewer 4
At Home 3
Cotton Weaver 3
Laundress 3
Machinist 3
Office Boy 3
Weaver 3
No Occupation 3
Shop Assistant 3
Housekeeper 3
Farmer 3
Grocer 3
Horseman 2

Porteous Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Porteous is the most popular version of all its varients

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