Portlock Surname

206,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,011 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Portlock Surname Definition:

A parish in Somersetshire, more commonly called Porlock.

Portlock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8891:407,71535,522
England7931:70,2628,087
Australia1891:142,83415,308
Canada501:736,91258,785
Wales341:91,0167,411
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
France21:33,211,361423,184
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2981:81,7978,741
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2451:204,97417,750

Portlock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in Somersetshire, more commonly called Porlock.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Porlock; a location name in Somerset.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Portlock Last Name Facts

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

The surname Portlock occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Portlock click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Portlock? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 206,145th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,623,842 people. Portlock occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Portlock are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 889 people, or 1 in 407,715. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 22 percent live, Virginia, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 39 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Portlock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Portlock has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Portlock surname expanded 363 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 266 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Portlock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Portlock surname are 7.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.04% registered with the party.

The amount Portlock earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 103.7% more than the national average, earning R 484,068 per year; in United States they earn 3.08% more than the national average, earning $44,477 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.53% more than the national average, earning $49,946 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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