Home>Name Popularity>Last Names>P>Portem-Porter>Porter>New York

Porter

in New York

There are 4,382 people with the last name "Porter" in New York.

Add to web page

Ranking in New York

NameRank
Porter 248
close
  1. is 244th most common Matthews
  2. is 245th most common Ng
  3. is 246th most common Woods
  4. is 247th most common Persaud
  5. is 248th most common Porter
  6. is 249th most common Sanders
  7. is 250th most common Ahmed
  8. is 251st most common Rosenberg
  9. is 252nd most common Zhang

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Porter

Robert, William, John, Michael, James, David, Richard, Charles, Mary, Donald

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.

Recent Searches for "Porter" in New York

Since June 2009
1,721

Most Popular Search

Robert Porter, NY (9 searches)
Source: Current searches and listings for US adults on WhitePages. (nv1)

© 2009 WhitePages Inc. - Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
Microsoft MapPoint Terms of Use and Privacy Statement