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 is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Portlock? popularity and diffusion

The last name Portlock is the 206,145th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,623,842 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Portlock live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 889 people, or 1 in 407,715. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 22 percent live, Virginia, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs 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 over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Portlock last name rose 363 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 266 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Portlock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Portlock last name are 7.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.04% registered to vote for 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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