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Where Does The Last Name Portter Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Portter is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Portter? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 3,957,383^rd most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Portter live; 64 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 29 percent live, Florida, where 14 percent live and Arkansas, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 12 percent live and Argentina, where 8 percent live.

Portter Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Portter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Portter last name contracted 26 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Portter Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Portter last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Portter earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.57% more than the national average, earning $60,653 USD per year.