Portor Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Portor Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Portor family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 4
Weaver Cotton Mill 2
Confectioner 2
Scholar 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Coal Tub Maker (blacksmith) 2
Bottle Washer Mineral Water 1
Conductor 1
Domestic House Maid 1
Warehouseman 1
Warehouseman (draper) 1
Draughtsman 1
Errand Boy 1
Gardener 1
Horse Man Groom 1
House Keeper 1
Tooth Brush Fashioner 1
Walling Tzarwon 1
Commercial Traveller 1
Library Books 1
Coal Hewer Cbelow Ground 1
Coal Miner Hewer 1
Factory Clothing Tailor 1
Gas Labourer 1
General Labourer On Farm Agricultural 1

Portor Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Porter 83% 153,311
2 Prater 50% 2,928
3 Parter 67% 2,242
4 Portor 100% 999
5 Preater 43% 872
6 Peartree 38% 768
7 Priter 50% 191
8 Proter 50% 191
9 Perter 67% 183
10 Portter 71% 107
11 Preator 57% 102

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The surname Portor is the 4th most popular variant of Porter.

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