Portington Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 2
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 55
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 0
Middlesex 1
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 14
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 1

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Portington Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Portington family

Profession Census Frequency
School 15
Weaver Cotton 3
Farmer 2
Apprentice Boilermaker 1
Bookbending 1
Carter General 1
Charwoman 1
Clorth Baison 1
Coal Miner Hewer 1
Cotton Lowel Weaver 1
Cotton Spinner 1
Dowing Machinist Tailoring 1
Dressmaking 1
Ellameller Erand Boy 1
Flyer Maker At Textile Machinist Works 1
Grocer's Shop Boy 1
Hairdresser 1
Herb Bes Salesman 1
Blast Furnace Man 1
House Duties 1
Joiner 1
Laundress 1
Postman 1
Runner-on-hosiery Factory 1
Pensioner General Post Office 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Portington

Name Census Frequency
Mary Portington 19
Elizabeth Portington 18
John Portington 18
William Portington 17
Thomas Portington 16
Alice Portington 10
Ann Portington 9
Jane Portington 9
Sarah Portington 9
Emma Portington 7
Harriet Portington 7
James Portington 7
Emily Portington 6
Joseph Portington 6
Eliza Portington 5
Henry Portington 5
Margaret Portington 5
Samuel Portington 5
Anthony Portington 4
George Portington 4
Jesse Portington 4
Leonard Portington 4
Robert Portington 4
Mathew Portington 3
Richard Portington 3

Portington Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Partington 90% 28,001
2 Portington 100% 317

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The surname Portington is the 2nd most popular variant of Partington.

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