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

The surname Portess is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Portess.

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

The surname Portess is the 1,222,957^th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Portess live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Portess is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 306,143. In England it is most numerous in: Lincolnshire, where 57 percent live, Surrey, where 9 percent live and West Midlands, where 5 percent live. Aside from England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 4 percent live and Ireland, where 1 percent live.

Portess Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Portess has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 2,275 percent between 1881 and 2014.