Porton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Porton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Porton family

Profession Census Frequency
School 15
Labourer 5
General Servant (domestic) 3
Farm Labourer 3
Shepherd 3
Student 2
Housekeeper 2
Housemaid (domestic) 2
No Occupation 2
Iron Moulder 2
None 1
Chequer 1
Labourer (general) 1
Packer 1
Printers Machinist 1
Servant Rental Office 1
Colliery Director 1
Carpenter 1
Cook 1
Domestic Servants 1
Nurse 1
Valet 1
Grocery Manager In Co Operative Society 1
Dertal Anaesthetist 1
Soldier 1

Porton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Parton 83% 14,284
2 Purton 83% 3,928
3 Porton 100% 2,202
4 Pearton 71% 1,826
5 Porten 83% 766
6 Partin 67% 581
7 Perton 83% 358
8 Prouten 57% 354
9 Purten 67% 190
10 Preton 67% 188
11 Prouton 71% 137
12 Periton 71% 129
13 Parten 67% 115

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The surname Porton is the 3rd most popular variant of Parton.

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