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Porter

in Alaska

There are 340 people with the last name "Porter" in Alaska.

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Ranking in Alaska

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Porter 143
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  1. is 139th most common Paul
  2. is 140th most common Wagner
  3. is 141st most common Mills
  4. is 142nd most common John
  5. is 143rd most common Porter
  6. is 144th most common Gardner
  7. is 145th most common Andrew
  8. is 146th most common Weaver
  9. is 147th most common Ferguson

Similar Names and Nicknames

Portillo, Porterfield, Portis, Porto, Port, Portwood, Portnoy, Portugal, Portman, Porta

Most Common First Names for Porter

George, Jennifer, Robert, Sandra, Richard, David, Gail, Jack

Meaning & History

English and Scottish: occupational name for the gatekeeper of a walled town or city, or the doorkeeper of a great house, castle, or monastery, from Middle English porter ‘doorkeeper’, ‘gatekeeper’ (Old French portier). The office often came with accommodation, lands, and other privileges for the bearer, and in some cases was hereditary, especially in the case of a royal castle. As an American surname, this has absorbed cognates and equivalents in other European languages, for example German Pförtner (see Fortner) and North German Poertner.

English: occupational name for a man who carried loads for a living, especially one who used his own muscle power rather than a beast of burden or a wheeled vehicle. This sense is from Old French porteo(u)r (Late Latin portator, from portare ‘to carry or convey’).

Dutch: occupational name from Middle Dutch portere ‘doorkeeper’. Compare 1.

Dutch: status name for a freeman (burgher) of a seaport, Middle Dutch portere, modern Dutch poorter.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): adoption of the English or Dutch name in place of some Ashkenazic name of similar sound or meaning.

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