Porter Name Meaning: An occupational name for a gatekeeper (either a walled town, walled city, monastery, castle, etc).
From the Old French \"portier\", PORTER is an occupational name for a gatekeeper (either a walled town, walled city, monastery, castle, etc). Those who were given the position of porter were also usually given accomodation and privileges.
Discover how your Porter ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 84 |
| Buckinghamshire | 60 |
| Berkshire | 187 |
| Cambridgeshire | 345 |
| Channel Islands | 23 |
| Cheshire | 395 |
| Cornwall | 112 |
| Cumberland | 301 |
| Derbyshire | 346 |
| Devon | 175 |
| Dorset | 149 |
| Durham | 752 |
| Essex | 1,563 |
| Gloucestershire | 628 |
| Hampshire | 766 |
| Herefordshire | 54 |
| Hertfordshire | 143 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 56 |
| Isle of Man | 5 |
| Kent | 581 |
| Lancashire | 4,043 |
| Leicestershire | 542 |
| Lincolnshire | 750 |
| London | 3,813 |
| Middlesex | 718 |
| Northumberland | 293 |
| Norfolk | 668 |
| Northamptonshire | 220 |
| Nottinghamshire | 525 |
| Oxfordshire | 127 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 56 |
| Shropshire | 151 |
| Suffolk | 355 |
| Somerset | 606 |
| Surrey | 507 |
| Sussex | 415 |
| Staffordshire | 1,071 |
| Warwickshire | 655 |
| Westmorland | 15 |
| Wiltshire | 451 |
| Worcestershire | 405 |
| Yorkshire | 1,739 |
| Anglesey | 6 |
| Brecknockshire | 8 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 21 |
| Carmarthenshire | 6 |
| Denbighshire | 9 |
| Flintshire | 13 |
| Glamorgan | 289 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 249 |
| Pembrokeshire | 20 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 311 |
| General Labourer | 302 |
| Cotton Weaver | 211 |
| Dress Maker | 192 |
| General Servant Domestic | 175 |
| Farmer | 154 |
| Scholar | 142 |
| Cook Domestic | 107 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 107 |
| Domestic Servant | 100 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 86 |
| Carpenter | 79 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 64 |
| Bricklayer | 63 |
| Gardener Domestic | 63 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 56 |
| Laundress Wash | 55 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 52 |
| House Maid Domestic | 51 |
| Servant Domestic | 46 |
| Charwoman | 45 |
| Draper Assistant | 45 |
| Dressmaker | 45 |
| Blacksmith | 43 |
| Dock Labourer | 43 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Porter | 10,462 |
| Mary Porter | 9,657 |
| John Porter | 8,929 |
| Elizabeth Porter | 6,469 |
| Thomas Porter | 5,293 |
| Sarah Porter | 5,129 |
| George Porter | 5,116 |
| James Porter | 4,790 |
| Ann Porter | 3,371 |
| Henry Porter | 3,351 |
| Charles Porter | 3,106 |
| Jane Porter | 2,702 |
| Joseph Porter | 2,644 |
| Alice Porter | 2,374 |
| Robert Porter | 2,341 |
| Eliza Porter | 2,195 |
| Ellen Porter | 2,183 |
| Emma Porter | 1,970 |
| Annie Porter | 1,933 |
| Richard Porter | 1,858 |
| Edward Porter | 1,854 |
| Frederick Porter | 1,629 |
| Margaret Porter | 1,610 |
| Emily Porter | 1,575 |
| Hannah Porter | 1,571 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porter | 100% | 153,311 |
| 2 | Prater | 67% | 2,928 |
| 3 | Parter | 83% | 2,242 |
| 4 | Portor | 83% | 999 |
| 5 | Preater | 57% | 872 |
| 6 | Peartree | 50% | 768 |
| 7 | Priter | 67% | 191 |
| 8 | Proter | 67% | 191 |
| 9 | Perter | 83% | 183 |
| 10 | Portter | 86% | 107 |
| 11 | Preator | 43% | 102 |
The surname Porter is the most popular version of all its varients