Portman Surname
Approximately 5,298 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,565 | 1:141,310 | 14,670 |
| England | 1,524 | 1:36,560 | 4,788 |
| Russia | 197 | 1:731,589 | 61,576 |
| Canada | 166 | 1:221,961 | 21,363 |
| Israel | 129 | 1:66,338 | 8,273 |
| Australia | 96 | 1:281,205 | 25,117 |
| Wales | 76 | 1:40,718 | 3,964 |
| Netherlands | 71 | 1:237,848 | 31,022 |
| Finland | 62 | 1:88,656 | 9,352 |
| New Zealand | 59 | 1:76,751 | 11,256 |
| South Africa | 46 | 1:1,177,776 | 67,773 |
| Lesotho | 41 | 1:49,575 | 7,796 |
| Mexico | 26 | 1:4,774,085 | 28,474 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Ukraine | 17 | 1:2,677,806 | 165,194 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 1:8,264 | 893 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Grenada | 3 | 1:36,178 | 1,426 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 491 | 1:49,644 | 6,071 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 288 | 1:174,370 | 15,649 |
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.
(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]
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.
Portman Demographics
Average Male Portman Height
176.79 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portmann | 93 | 8,843 | / |
| Poortman | 93 | 1,173 | / |
| Portmank | 93 | 1 | / |
| Portmane | 93 | 1 | / |
| Portmain | 93 | 1 | / |
| Porthman | 93 | 1 | / |
| Porthmann | 88 | 1 | / |
| Partman | 86 | 305 | / |
| Pertman | 86 | 130 | / |
| Purtman | 86 | 1 | / |
| Portmanova | 82 | 4 | / |
| Partmann | 80 | 139 | / |
| Pertmann | 80 | 62 | / |
| Paartman | 80 | 24 | / |
| Pärtmann | 80 | 1 | / |
| Paertman | 80 | 0 | / |
| Portmannová | 78 | 4 | / |
| Paertmann | 75 | 6 | / |
| Parthmann | 75 | 1 | / |
| Partmon | 71 | 12 | / |
| Partmanová | 71 | 4 | / |
| Partmanova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Purtmon | 71 | 0 | / |
Portman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Portman in the Russian language | ||
| Портман | portman | - |
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Portman Reference & Research
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Portman
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