Portman Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Portman Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Portman family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 118
Coal Miner 34
Agricultural Labourer 19
General Labourer 19
Ag Labourer 8
Living On Own Means 7
Domestic Servant 7
Dress Maker 6
Laundress 6
Spike Nailmaker 6
House Keeper 5
Cook Domestic Servant 5
General Servant 4
Dressmaker 4
Nail Maker 4
Labourer Farm 4
Labourer 3
Farmer 3
Living On Her Own Means 3
Fisherman 3
Railway Porter 3
Baker 3
Carpenter 3
General Domestic Servant 3
Chain Maker 3

Portman Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Portman 100% 4,742
2 Partman 86% 280

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

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