Portch Surname
Approximately 889 people bear this surname
Portch 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.
Read More About This SurnamePortch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 451 | 1:123,543 | 12,408 |
| United States | 248 | 1:1,461,528 | 100,066 |
| Australia | 108 | 1:249,960 | 23,064 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 261 | 1:93,392 | 9,611 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
Portch 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.
For Porch, q.v.
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."
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Portch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Portch Come From? nationality or country of origin
Portch is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Portch.
How Common Is The Last Name Portch? popularity and diffusion
The surname Portch is the 396,526th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 8,197,464 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Portch are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles.
Portch is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 451 people, or 1 in 123,543. In England Portch is most common in: Gloucestershire, where 14 percent live, Greater London, where 13 percent live and City of Bristol, where 9 percent live. Barring England this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.
Portch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Portch has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 886 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Portch Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Portch surname are 4.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.35% being registered with the party.
The amount Portch earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning 248,141 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.12% more than the national average, earning $44,925 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.69% more than the national average, earning $61,455 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portsch | 92 | 100 | / |
| Porch | 91 | 4,786 | / |
| Porth | 91 | 2,600 | / |
| Portsche | 86 | 93 | / |
| Pfortsch | 86 | 15 | / |
| Portscht | 86 | 7 | / |
| Porche | 83 | 3,388 | / |
| Partch | 83 | 856 | / |
| Porthe | 83 | 88 | / |
| Pforth | 83 | 19 | / |
| Pourch | 83 | 16 | / |
| Phorth | 83 | 14 | / |
| Poorth | 83 | 14 | / |
| Pertch | 83 | 8 | / |
| Poorch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pordth | 83 | 1 | / |
| Purtch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Port | 80 | 14,701 | / |
| Porc | 80 | 311 | / |
| Partsch | 77 | 1,927 | / |
| Pourthe | 77 | 28 | / |
| Partcht | 77 | 13 | / |
| Poireth | 77 | 10 | / |
| Pourche | 77 | 3 | / |
| Portzsh | 77 | 0 | / |
| Portschová | 75 | 3 | / |
| Porte | 73 | 17,835 | / |
| Portz | 73 | 3,441 | / |
| Poort | 73 | 2,189 | / |
| Parth | 73 | 1,899 | / |
| Ports | 73 | 777 | / |
| Parch | 73 | 459 | / |
| Porcs | 73 | 172 | / |
| Portt | 73 | 151 | / |
| Porcz | 73 | 133 | / |
| Pfort | 73 | 59 | / |
| Pohrt | 73 | 47 | / |
| Porci | 73 | 9 | / |
| Pourt | 73 | 6 | / |
| Portp | 73 | 2 | / |
| Porht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pordt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phort | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pãrch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Partzsch | 71 | 776 | / |
| Partscht | 71 | 9 | / |
| Porthová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Partsche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Patrtche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poiret | 67 | 4,122 | / |
| Parthe | 67 | 897 | / |
| Parche | 67 | 748 | / |
| Pforte | 67 | 514 | / |
| Poorte | 67 | 195 | / |
| Pfordt | 67 | 130 | / |
| Poorts | 67 | 84 | / |
| Pforts | 67 | 28 | / |
| Pourte | 67 | 11 | / |
| Portte | 67 | 8 | / |
| Portås | 67 | 4 | / |
| Partsh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Paarch | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phorte | 67 | 3 | / |
| Parchh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bportz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phorhc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Portds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pottrt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Parthp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pharth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phorts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paarth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bparth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Portze | 67 | 0 | / |
| Partce | 67 | 0 | / |
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