Alport Surname

752,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Alport Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Alport (Derbyshire) = apparently the Old Port, i.e., Gate. [Old English e)ald, old, + port, Latin porta].

Alport Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
Canada401:921,14070,350
England231:2,422,52489,093
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Wales91:343,83718,086
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England971:251,29218,244
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Alport (70) may also be a first name.

Alport Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Alport (Derbyshire) = apparently the Old Port, i.e., Gate. [Old English e)ald, old, + port, Latin porta].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Alport (old town), in Derbyshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A location name in Derbyshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Alport Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alport Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Alport is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Alport click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alport? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 752,779th most widely held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 19,127,417 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Alport reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,162,016th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 70 people.

Alport is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 2,083,097. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 24 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 30 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Alport Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Alport has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Alport last name increased 483 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 76 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alport Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Alport last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Alport last name are 14.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.65% registered with the party.

The amount Alport earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.15% more than the national average, earning R 442,356 per year; in United States they earn 12.51% more than the national average, earning $48,545 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.48% more than the national average, earning $49,919 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Allport923,719/
Ailport92149/
Alporte9245/
Ahlport9228/
Halport921/
Aelport920/
Alpor9113/
Hallport8610/
Allports860/
Alpert836,682/
Alpart83196/
Alpour83194/
Alpore8324/
Elport8320/
Alpoor836/
Alpord833/
Alphor831/
Hallporth801/
Halpert772,032/
Aslpour77118/
Alphord7764/
Alphart7727/
Galpour7717/
Holport7712/
Alpaert7710/
Alperth7710/
Alphert773/
Ahlpour773/
Alphoor771/
Halpour771/
Halpore771/
Galpoor771/
Halpoor771/
Halpart771/
Allpart770/
Allpert770/
Allportova751/
Allportová751/
Alpar734,696/
Alpár73156/
Atlepour7121/
Atlepoor713/
Asilpour711/
Gaalpour711/
Halperth710/
Olphorts710/
Elpert6791/
Haselpour6741/
Alpard6716/
Alphar6710/
Alpare6710/
Alperd672/
Halpar672/
Golpor671/
Alpfar671/
Galpar671/
Holpor671/
Allpar670/

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