Portus Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Portus Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Portus family

Profession Census Frequency
Farm Servant 3
Scholar 3
Domestic Servant 2
Boiler Smith 1
Railway Lab 1
Bricklayer Labourer 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Carrier 1
Cottager Of 15 Acres 1
Dress Maker 1
Groom 1
Master Tailor Widow 1
Plate Lyes 1
Semptress 1
Tailor Apprentice 1

Portus Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Porteous 75% 3,626
2 Partis 67% 1,695
3 Porteus 86% 1,589
4 Portas 83% 1,399
5 Portus 100% 334
6 Portass 71% 331
7 Ports 83% 331
8 Portes 83% 256
9 Portis 83% 156
10 Partes 67% 110
11 Portess 71% 102

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The surname Portus is the 5th most popular variant of Porteous.

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