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Porter

in Rhode Island

There are 270 people with the last name "Porter" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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Porter 389
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  1. is 385th most common Flores
  2. is 386th most common Page
  3. is 387th most common Gould
  4. is 388th most common Horton
  5. is 389th most common Porter
  6. is 390th most common Coelho
  7. is 391st most common Durand
  8. is 392nd most common Proulx
  9. is 393rd most common Reis

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Porter

Michael, William, David, Elizabeth, John, Richard, Amy, Andrew, Dawn, George

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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