Portway Surname

602,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Portway Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the portway,' i.e. gateway; v. Port (2). the Frenchporte, 'a port, or gate,' Cotgrave French and English Dictionary The surname has not wandered much. Found in the 13th century in Huntingdonshire, it is familiar in the 19th to Essex.

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Portway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2701:206,36317,844
Australia1031:262,09423,895
United States881:4,118,852221,730
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Wales101:309,45316,869
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1991:122,48911,611
Wales21:784,20816,349

Portway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the portway,' i.e. gateway; v. Port (2). the Frenchporte, 'a port, or gate,' Cotgrave French and English Dictionary The surname has not wandered much. Found in the 13th century in Huntingdonshire, it is familiar in the 19th to Essex.

Matilda de la Portweye, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard de la Portweye, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

'The chair was occupied by Mr. G. R. Portway': Liberal meeting at Leeds, Yorkshire Post. April 7, 1887.

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

(English) Dweller at a Port-Way, i.e. a High Road or Main (Paved) Street [Old English port, a town, by extension from port (Latin porta), a (city-) gate + weg, a way, road] In Philemon Holland’s contemporary translation of Camden’s ‘Britannia’ we find such phrases as “The Port-way, or high paved street” (p. 557); "The high Port-way, or Roman street ’’ (p. 507).

There is a Portway in Herefordshire and one in Oxfordshire; and the Roman road between Salisbury and Silchester used to be called Port Way.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Worcestershire.

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

Portway Last Name Facts

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

Portway is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Portway click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Portway? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 602,749th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 14,150,575 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Portway are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 270 people, or 1 in 206,363. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Essex, where 25 percent are found, Greater London, where 25 percent are found and Suffolk, where 11 percent are found. Excluding England this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Portway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Portway has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 136 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Portway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Portway are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Portway earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.8% less than the national average, earning R 133,560 per year and in United States they earn 27.21% more than the national average, earning $54,892 USD per year.

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Portay92134/
Portaye863/
Portayo861/
Porta8335,396/
Porty8348/
Poerwaty805/
Portuhay801/
Parthway800/
Porota77334/
Portea77292/
Pertay77282/
Partay77260/
Portao77136/
Porata77114/
Pourty7791/
Portey7784/
Poorta7764/
Pártay7735/
Porwat7731/
Porita7717/
Portau7717/
Poerty7713/
Portai7712/
Portye7711/
Bortay7710/
Portoy7710/
Portua779/
Poreta776/
Portta776/
Poerta776/
Partwa775/
Poraty775/
Poruta775/
Poorty775/
Pourta774/
Protay773/
Pratay773/
Porwad773/
Portwe772/
Portwo772/
Pretay772/
Pritay772/
Pority771/
Portae771/
Portty771/
Portyo771/
Prtyay771/
Peorta771/
Portah771/
Porady771/
Peorty770/
Porety770/
Port7314,701/
Prta7357/
Prty731/
Prtw731/
Prottay71901/
Poratuy71867/
Pourtau71679/
Porrata71676/
Poradiy71653/
Prattay71541/
Poriday71397/
Purwaty71372/
Porteau71338/
Porwati71249/
Pertiwa71245/
Poretta71158/
Pratiwa71102/
Pourtoy71100/
Pertaya7197/
Pratiwy7192/
Portała7183/
Purwady7169/
Portaux7160/
Porreta7156/
Porwadi7146/
Pratawa7138/
Parwaty7138/
Protiwa7131/
Partiwa7131/
Piorita7119/
Puritay7119/
Portiyo7118/
Poreita7118/
Partawa7117/
Parwady7116/
Bortaya7113/
Pratewa7112/
Bortaye7112/
Powardy7111/
Poratta7111/
Porrota7110/
Pratyay719/
Perwaty719/
Partwad718/
Porteia718/
Porrety718/
Porteah717/
Pouraatayi717/
Porotwe717/
Pretiwa716/
Poraday716/
Poroita716/
Portiya716/
Poorety715/
Partaya715/
Puratay715/
Porewad714/
Porotoy714/
Porwato714/
Poreeta714/
Pourata714/
Partaye714/
Pourady713/
Pouraty712/
Porayad712/
Porwata712/
Poorita712/
Powerta712/
Poorata712/
Portuey711/
Poretty711/
Portaie711/
Porteyo711/
Porttia711/
Poruata711/
Porwait711/
Porwate711/
Poraddy711/
Poratah711/
Porayat711/
Partaiy711/
Prawaty711/
Poarwad711/
Paorwad711/
Paritay711/
Boratay711/
Paritwa711/
Piorata711/
Poiarty711/
Protaye711/
Purtowa711/
Portoła711/
Poyorta711/
Poretua711/
Portawe711/
Pouerta711/
Pourtah711/
Partayo711/
Pioreta711/
Pratuwa711/
Porto A711/
Porhata711/
Bordway710/
Porhota710/
Pridway710/
Porto67111,677/
Prata6746,172/
Purty6734,091/
Porte6717,835/
Prity6711,651/
Borta676,526/
Poret675,501/
Porat674,908/
Parta673,277/
Prota673,092/
Porretta672,891/
Perta672,217/
Poort672,189/
Borty671,427/
Prety671,318/
Party67953/
Purta67733/
Porti67705/
Preta67549/
Prita67492/
Portu67484/
Poerwati67474/
Prady67402/
Porot67392/
Bourtaye67342/
Boardway67317/
Pourteau67306/
Pruta67261/
Porit67246/
Prayd67162/
Portt67151/
Pirta67147/
Perawaty67145/
Poerwadi67142/
Prawatya67123/
Porut67109/
Portwich6798/
Perty6792/
Pordy6781/
Porté6774/
Porad6770/
Pyrta6769/
Poradhiy6756/
Prawatyo6749/
Bourtaya6749/
Pohrt6747/
Bartaway6744/
Porda6743/
Portauwe6738/
Pourtaei6725/
Poridhay6724/
Parawaty6718/
Pruty6717/
Poriwade6716/
Porretty6716/
Párta6716/
Proty6715/
Prayt6715/
Praty6714/
Pertaiya6712/
Burtoway6711/
Porawita6711/
Pourwati679/
Poradiya677/
Paritawa677/
Pourt676/
Pertiwiy676/
Porawati676/
Piort676/
Pourreta676/
Poradyło676/
Porteaux675/
Poriwati675/
Porwahto675/
Pioretta675/
Poorhady675/
Poert674/
Pyertaya674/
Pirty673/
Boradway673/
Pooraddy673/
Preadway672/
Partiwia672/
Porrotta672/
Pryta672/
Portô672/
Prêta672/
Portí672/
Poryt672/
Porytała672/
Pooriwat672/
Partwaad671/
Poart671/
Poridaya671/
Porratai671/
Porratta671/
Portiiya671/
Poratiya671/
Parwatay671/
Pretw671/
Prwad671/
Parhatay671/
Powerday671/
Prtya671/
Pau-Orta671/
Paraitay671/
Parataye671/
Puerta Y671/
Prowayat671/
Prtwi671/
Pooratta671/
Poortiya671/
Pratayay671/
Prattaya671/
Poraitta671/
Porataie671/
Pordt671/
Poroitae671/
Pouraidy671/
Pourayed671/
Pouyorta671/
Boretaya671/
Porrutai671/
Poortaei671/
Pio Rita671/
Prataiya671/
Pratw671/
Prdtw671/
Porht671/
Paritaya671/
Paoriwat671/
Bourdway670/
Peort670/
Baordway670/
Poryd670/

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