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Porter

in Utah

There are 1,833 people with the last name "Porter" in Utah.

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Ranking in Utah

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Porter 83
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  1. is 79th most common Morris
  2. is 80th most common Sanchez
  3. is 81st most common Stevens
  4. is 82nd most common Bell
  5. is 83rd most common Porter
  6. is 84th most common Rogers
  7. is 85th most common Webb
  8. is 86th most common Erickson
  9. is 87th most common Jenkins

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Porter

David, Robert, Michael, James, Mary, John, Richard, Russell, Steven, Dennis

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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