century, is styled Janitor de Tremaion. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names.
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. The most Porter families were found in the USA in 1880. Early Origins of the Porter family The surname Porter was first found in Hampshire, where Hugh de Port was listed in the Domesday Book as a major land holder. With transferred use, Porter also became a masculine given name with varied popularity. He received a grant of lands from the Valletorts, then lords of Trematon, and those lands, situate just outside the venerable walls of that fine old feudal fortress, are still possessed by his descendants, who have ever since resided in the immediate vicinity. Some less common occupations for Americans named Porter were Truck Driver and Housekeeper*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.There are 1 million census records available for the last name Porter. 13% of Porter men worked as a Laborer and 7% of Porter women worked as a Maid. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. Lat. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Porter census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.There are 108,000 immigration records available for the last name Porter. British Surnames is a Good Stuff website. T The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list Robert le Porter. New York had the highest population of Porter families in 1840. The keeper of a door. For the veterans among your Porter ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.There are 1 million census records available for the last name Porter. It is borne by around 1 in 24,374 people. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.Discover the unique achievements of ancestors in your family treeThis page needs Javascript enabled in order to work properly.
Portarius. poiia. A Milo Portarius, worked as a porter at the jail or castle of Winchester and was also listed in Hampshire in the Domesday Book. Dutch: status name for a freeman (burgher) of a seaport, Middle Dutch portere, modern Dutch poorter. Click You can see how Porter families moved over time by selecting different census years. Compare 1. Lc Porter. Its earliest public record is 1086 at Winchester Castle. The meaning was sometimes extended, and implied a castellan, or keeper of a castle. century, is styled Janitor de Tremaion. Lat. PORTER. This was the case with the first of this name and fanrily in Cornwall, who, in a dateless deed, of prolwlbly not later than the XIII. This was about 15% of all the recorded Porter's in the USA. The name originates as an Old French occupational name, portier (gatekeeper; doorkeeper), or porteour ("to carry").
In 1840 there were 445 Porter families living in New York. The average life expectancy for Porter in 1940 was 34, and 74 in 2004.An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Porter ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
The most Porter families were found in the USA in 1880. Jewish (Ashkenazic): adoption of the English or Dutch name in place of some Ashkenazic name of similar sound or meaning. PORTER.
Dutch: occupational name from Middle Dutch portere ‘doorkeeper’.
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. In 1891 there were 3,415 Porter families living in Lancashire. The keeper of a door. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.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). poiia.
This sense is from Old French porteo(u)r (Late Latin portator, from portare ‘to carry or convey’). Lancashire had the highest population of Porter families in 1891. Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University PressSimply start with yourself and we'll do the searching for you.In 1940, Laborer and Maid were the top reported jobs for men and women in the US named Porter.
New York had the highest population of Porter families in 1840.Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Porter surname lived. H.R. For the veterans among your Porter ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Porter life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1941, and highest in 1998. The Porter family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920.