Porch Surname

98,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Porch Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the porch.' Middle English porche, a covered entrance or portico. Probably a doorkeeper, or doorward; v. Dorward.

Richard atte Porche, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Porch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6381:99,63111,069
Australia5501:49,0836,116
England3271:170,39215,676
Wales1001:30,9453,130
Scotland751:71,3845,479
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2451:99,49110,063
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8151:61,6186,760

Porch (51) may also be a first name.

Porch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the porch.' Middle English porche, a covered entrance or portico. Probably a doorkeeper, or doorward; v. Dorward.

Richard atte Porche, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Stephen atte Porche, Close Rolls, 41 Edward III.

This surname seems to have become corrupted into Porridge:

1601. Baptised — Anne, d. Simon Porridge: St. Antholin (London).

1657. Married — Robert Porch and Elizabeth Barton: St. Mary's, Aldermary.

It is interesting to notice that Mr. R. B. Porch played for Somerset v. Essex, and carried out his bat for 85, July n, 1885.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller at the Porch or Portico (of some large house or public building); and hence prob. a Doorkeeper [French porche, a porch, portal; Latin portic-us, a portico] Stephen atte Porche.—Close Rolls, A.D. 1369.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From residence in or near the entrance of some great building. At-Porch might become Porcher in some instances. One form in H.R. is Ad Portam Ecclesiae, "at the church-porch."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Porch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Porch is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Porch? popularity and diffusion

The surname Porch is the 98,992nd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,522,680 people. Porch occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Porch live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequent forename internationally. It is borne by 51 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 3,638 people, or 1 in 99,631. In The United States Porch is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 7 percent reside, New Jersey, where 6 percent reside and Tennessee, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States Porch occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 11 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Porch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Porch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Porch last name expanded 446 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,667 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Porch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Porch surname are 16.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.85% registered with the political party.

The amount Porch earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 2.41% less than the national average, earning $42,111 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.94% more than the national average, earning $68,038 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porsch913,411/
Porche913,388/
Portch91889/
Pourch9116/
Poerch9116/
Poorch911/
Porc89311/
Porsche831,748/
Portsch83100/
Pourche833/
Poursch830/
Perch801,431/
Parch80459/
Porsh80231/
Porcs80172/
Porcz80133/
Porce8071/
Porkh8028/
Porhe8016/
Porci809/
Purch807/
Porht801/
Pãrch801/
Portsche7793/
Pfortsch7715/
Portscht777/
Partch73856/
Parsch73817/
Parche73748/
Porshe73231/
Poursh73142/
Purche7317/
Parcht734/
Porkhe734/
Paarch733/
Parchh731/
Phorhc731/
Pourkh731/
Pource730/
Puorce730/
Peerch730/
Porsth730/
Paurch730/
Porschová7151/
Partsch671,927/
Pors671,681/
Parc67637/
Porz67357/
Parsche67156/
Porš67152/
Parchhe67103/
Porč6740/
Paarsch6725/
Partcht6713/
Porcova674/
Portschová673/
Parchse671/
Paarche671/
Porx671/
Portzsh670/

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