Portman Surname

90,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Portman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the portman,' equivalent to Portreve, which see.

John Portman, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Thomas Portman, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Portman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5651:141,31014,670
England1,5241:36,5604,788
Russia1971:731,58961,576
Canada1661:221,96121,363
Israel1291:66,3388,273
Australia961:281,20525,117
Wales761:40,7183,964
Netherlands711:237,84831,022
Finland621:88,6569,352
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Lesotho411:49,5757,796
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
Scotland261:205,91610,908
France211:3,162,987209,042
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
China71:195,331,65210,124
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Grenada31:36,1781,426
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Macau11:601,6301,582
Dominica11:75,891912
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4911:49,6446,071
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2881:174,37015,649

Portman (14) may also be a first name.

Portman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the portman,' equivalent to Portreve, which see.

John Portman, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Thomas Portman, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 Gateman [Old English port (Latin porta), a gate + man(n] 2 Townsman [Old English portman(n-port, a town, by extension from port (Latin porta), a (city-) gate]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A civic officer, with duties similar to those of a modem mayor. The courts of this functionary were formerly called portmannimotes. Portreeve is synonymous. The family of this name in Somersetshire, appear to have been eminent so early as the reign of Edward I. See Burke's Extinct Baronets.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Portman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Portman (Russian: Портман) occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Portman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 90,480th most common last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,375,528 people. The last name Portman occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Portman reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name globally It is held by 14 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 2,565 people, or 1 in 141,310. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 10 percent reside, Kentucky, where 10 percent reside and Missouri, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 66 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent reside and Russia, where 4 percent reside.

Portman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Portman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 891 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 310 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,533 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Portman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Portman last name is primarily Orthodox (85%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Portman last name are 17.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.09% being registered with the party.

The amount Portman earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 21.86% more than the national average, earning R 289,596 per year; in United States they earn 18.83% more than the national average, earning $51,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.95% less than the national average, earning $48,215 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Portmann938,843/
Poortman931,173/
Portmank931/
Portmane931/
Portmain931/
Porthman931/
Porthmann881/
Partman86305/
Pertman86130/
Purtman861/
Portmanova824/
Partmann80139/
Pertmann8062/
Paartman8024/
Pärtmann801/
Paertman800/
Portmannová784/
Paertmann756/
Parthmann751/
Partmon7112/
Partmanová714/
Partmanova712/
Purtmon710/

Portman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Portman in the Russian language
Портманportman-

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Portman Reference & Research

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