Portington Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Portington Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Portington,' a township in the parish of Eastrington, East Riding of Yorkshire Thence it has passed over the Humber into Lincolnshire.
Robert de Portington, Yorkshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnamePortington Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
Portington Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Portington,' a township in the parish of Eastrington, East Riding of Yorkshire Thence it has passed over the Humber into Lincolnshire.
Robert de Portington, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1580. Robert Portington, Yorkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1653. Baptised — George, s. Hugh Portington: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(English) belonging to Portington (Yorks), 13th cent. Portington, Anglo-Saxon *Portinga-tún = the Estate of the Port- Family [-inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing + tún, estate, etc.]
Portington Demographics
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Portington Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Portington Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Portington is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Portington click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Portington? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,843,861st most numerous last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Portington live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 10,660,557. In The United States it is most common in: New Jersey, where 50 percent are found, Florida, where 21 percent are found and New York, where 12 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 17 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.
Portington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Portington has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Portington last name grew 189 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 79 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Portington Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Portington last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
Portington earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.17% more than the national average, earning $49,696 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partington | 90 | 10,388 | / |
| Bortington | 90 | 0 | / |
| Pertington | 90 | 0 | / |
| Partingtoin | 86 | 1 | / |
| Parthington | 86 | 1 | / |
| Partngton | 84 | 3 | / |
| Pardington | 80 | 249 | / |
| Bartington | 80 | 35 | / |
| Bordington | 80 | 1 | / |
| Partingdon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Partincton | 80 | 1 | / |
| Partingten | 80 | 0 | / |
| Brittington | 76 | 1 | / |
| Brettington | 76 | 0 | / |
| Priddington | 76 | 0 | / |
| Bradington | 70 | 3 | / |
| Brodington | 70 | 1 | / |
| Bardington | 70 | 0 | / |
| Pardingdon | 70 | 0 | / |
| Pardingotan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Parro Edington | 67 | 1 | / |
| Braddington | 67 | 1 | / |
| Breddington | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pratangtanee | 64 | 1 | / |
| Bordin Caetano | 50 | 2 | / |
| Pradungtin | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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