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Porter

in West Virginia

There are 1,151 people with the last name "Porter" in West Virginia.

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Ranking in West Virginia

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Porter 182
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  1. is 178th most common Pennington
  2. is 179th most common May
  3. is 180th most common Ray
  4. is 181st most common Hensley
  5. is 182nd most common Porter
  6. is 183rd most common Dotson
  7. is 184th most common Lowe
  8. is 185th most common Estep
  9. is 186th most common Sanders

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Porter

David, James, William, John, Robert, Charles, Thomas, Barbara, Mark, Michael

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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