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Where Does The Last Name Porterfield Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Porterfield is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Porterfield click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Porterfield? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 52,140^th most common surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 741,886 people. The last name Porterfield is mostly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Porterfield are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746^th most frequently held given name internationally It is held by 22 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 9,204 people, or 1 in 39,381. In The United States Porterfield is most common in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and North Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Porterfield Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Porterfield has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Porterfield surname increased 682 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 366 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 144 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Porterfield Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Porterfield last name is principally Presbyterian (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Porterfield last name are 12.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Porterfield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.98% more than the national average, earning R 396,804 per year; in United States they earn 6.65% less than the national average, earning $40,281 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.14% more than the national average, earning $53,726 CAD per year.