Porritt Surname

137,976th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Porritt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Peter,' from Pierre, diminutive Perrot, Parrot, Porret, &c.; v. Parratt.

John Porrett, or Perott, or Parott: Register of the University of Oxford.

Robert Porrett, or Perrott: ibid.

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Porritt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4251:39,1005,064
United States7971:454,77938,889
Australia5191:52,0156,426
Canada2561:143,92814,778
New Zealand801:56,6048,933
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Wales191:162,87011,152
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France31:22,140,907385,998
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8071:30,2054,040
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Porritt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Peter,' from Pierre, diminutive Perrot, Parrot, Porret, &c.; v. Parratt.

John Porrett, or Perott, or Parott: Register of the University of Oxford.

Robert Porrett, or Perrott: ibid.

1775. Married — William Porrott and Margaret Thomas: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

1 the French Poret, Porret, apparently rather for Pauret, a diminutive from Old French paure (French pauvre), Latin pauper, ‘poor,’ than a nickname from Old French poret, from Latin porr- us, ‘a leek’ [French diminutive suff. -et] See Poore.

2 for Parrett, Parritt, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Porritt Last Name Facts

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

Porritt is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Porritt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 137,976th most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,245,777 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Porritt live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 1,425 people, or 1 in 39,100. In England Porritt is most prevalent in: North Yorkshire, where 19 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 17 percent reside and Greater London, where 14 percent reside. Excluding England it occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.

Porritt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Porritt has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,898 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Porritt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Porritt last name are 20.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.53% being registered with the political party.

The amount Porritt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 208.92% more than the national average, earning R 734,100 per year; in United States they earn 3.99% more than the national average, earning $44,870 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.13% more than the national average, earning $55,211 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Porrit9220/
Poritt926/
Perritt862,168/
Porrett86332/
Parritt86292/
Poriett86109/
Potritt868/
Pourrit863/
Purritt861/
Porriot861/
Pooritt860/
Porri831,626/
Porit83246/
Parriott80722/
Pourriot8095/
Parriett8018/
Porrette8012/
Porretts801/
Perriett801/
Poirriet801/
Pourriet801/
Parroitt800/
Poriot772,534/
Porret771,754/
Porris77223/
Puritt77140/
Porrio7789/
Pourri7763/
Porrhi7737/
Perrit7735/
Poorri7726/
Porite7724/
Peritt7723/
Porett7722/
Poriet7719/
Poorit779/
Phorit779/
Parrit777/
Paritt776/
Porrie772/
Poirri772/
Porrih771/
Purrit771/
Poroit771/
Pourit771/
Porait771/
Parruitte75173/
Poirrette754/
Paarriott751/
Pori734,467/
Perrett718,608/
Parrett715,484/
Pourret71739/
Perriet71500/
Photrit71211/
Pouriet71107/
Purrett7177/
Porette7147/
Parriet7138/
Poirret7127/
Perroit7122/
Parriot7120/
Poirrie7119/
Porreij7115/
Paritte7114/
Purgitt719/
Pourett719/
Phoorit719/
Potroit717/
Perrytt716/
Pariott714/
Porrete714/
Poiriet714/
Peruitt713/
Parreit712/
Poriste712/
Porhiet711/
Porrais711/
Porridd711/
Pureitt711/
Puruitt711/
Pouriot711/
Pourris711/
Perhitt711/
Pariett711/
Perreit711/
Purrait711/
Pourgit711/
Pourrie711/
Pourriz711/
Pourroi711/
Poureit711/
Potrett711/
Porrhii711/
Posrett710/
Parrist710/
Poyrett710/
Puriett710/
Phorris710/
Porreth710/
Poristh710/
Parit6737,533/
Parri677,049/
Poret675,501/
Pouri673,658/
Porra673,182/
Porui673,003/
Poriy672,708/
Phori672,443/
Porio672,366/
Posri671,403/
Porer671,111/
Poori67791/
Porzi67626/
Poirette67615/
Poris67591/
Porre67544/
Perit67498/
Poroi67439/
Porhi67344/
Porry67261/
Potri67247/
Porai67200/
Parrette67168/
Porei67113/
Porgi67109/
Purit6785/
Phutrrit6775/
Paruitte6768/
Pourette6766/
Porie6759/
Poiri6750/
Porip6736/
Pfori6734/
Porré6733/
Parreidt6732/
Poriz6717/
Pourhiet6714/
Porid6713/
Parruite6713/
Pohri6711/
Pourrest678/
Pourraid677/
Poritova673/
Poittris672/
Pharrett672/
Parretts672/
Porii672/
Porrá672/
Poryt672/
Porij671/
Puorhith671/
Paerrett671/
Pgori671/
Poorrich671/
Porreisz671/
Bpori671/
Poryi671/
Puori671/
Peurrett670/
Potraitz670/

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