| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 4 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 8 |
| Cheshire | 31 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 28 |
| Derbyshire | 18 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 199 |
| Essex | 43 |
| Gloucestershire | 9 |
| Hampshire | 35 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 11 |
| Lancashire | 115 |
| Leicestershire | 12 |
| Lincolnshire | 2 |
| London | 82 |
| Middlesex | 52 |
| Northumberland | 116 |
| Norfolk | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 8 |
| Nottinghamshire | 2 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 4 |
| Surrey | 9 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 11 |
| Warwickshire | 13 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 13 |
| Yorkshire | 111 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 9 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 4 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| 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 |
| 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