Portwine Surname

889,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Portwine Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'le Poytevin,' from Poictou, a Poictevine. An imitative corruption.

Robert Pevtewin, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert le Peytevin, Gloucestershire, ibid.

Preciosa Potewyne, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

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Portwine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
England501:1,114,36153,243
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Portwine Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'le Poytevin,' from Poictou, a Poictevine. An imitative corruption.

Robert Pevtewin, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert le Peytevin, Gloucestershire, ibid.

Preciosa Potewyne, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Peter le Pettevin. Calendarium Genealogicum.

Henry le Poytevin. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.

William Peytevyn, Yorkshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

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

William Paitefyn, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Willelmus Paytfyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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

For Potvine, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A singular corruption of Poitevin, a native of Poitou in France. So early as the time of Edward I. the corruption had proceeded as far as to Potewyne, a lady called Preciosa Potewyne occurring in H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

"A singular corruption of Poitevin, a native of Poitou, in France. So early as the time of Edward I. the corruption had proceeded as far as to Potewyne, a lady called Preciosa Potewyne occurring in H.R."—Lower.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A corruption of Poitevin (Lower). See Potwine.

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Potvin; or from the Dutch, Portheine; a personal name.

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

Portwine Last Name Facts

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

The last name Portwine is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Portwine? popularity and diffusion

The surname Portwine is the 889,654th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 24,130,947 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Portwine are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 1,821,402. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 12 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and Maine, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Portwine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Portwine has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Portwine surname grew 585 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 179 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Portwine Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Portwine surname are 19.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 73.08% registered with the political party.

The amount Portwine earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 2.03% less than the national average, earning $42,274 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.82% more than the national average, earning $67,481 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Portwaine9415/
Portine9394/
Portwin9343/
Portwain8853/
Portawin885/
Portuine881/
Portiney881/
Protwine881/
Portin861,150/
Prtine8610/
Prtwin861/
Portwinya8217/
Poratineh821/
Portoinei821/
Porotwane821/
Partowine820/
Portney80433/
Portone80422/
Portune80166/
Pertine8094/
Portain8050/
Portino8047/
Portina8041/
Portini8032/
Portdin8032/
Protine8026/
Pourtin8023/
Pratine8018/
Porotin8011/
Portnoe8011/
Porttin809/
Partine803/
Pritwin802/
Portein802/
Poretin801/
Porutin801/
Portien801/
Portwan801/
Portyin801/
Porytin801/
Portoin801/
Bortwin801/
Portuin801/
Portene800/
Pordine800/
Portane800/
Porotioane781/
Prtin775/
Portinho75430/
Bordwine75388/
Portinha75169/
Pratiwin7515/
Partaine7515/
Porttiin7514/
Pourtein7513/
Portoian7510/
Portiean759/
Portinoi754/
Pourtain754/
Paratwin753/
Portinno752/
Proutine752/
Portinai752/
Portinio752/
Poritina751/
Poertney751/
Poratane751/
Perotine751/
Boratine751/
Partiene751/
Prowtine751/
Portihno751/
Portinou751/
Portinoy751/
Portenie751/
Pourdine751/
Boertine751/
Poratini751/
Pordineu751/
Pritawin751/
Partwain750/
Pertaine750/
Paratine750/
Poritino750/
Paretine750/
Pourtney750/
Porto Weyne741/
Partin7110,651/
Pertin717,066/
Protin712,130/
Porton712,028/
Porten711,929/
Boardwine71581/
Portan71547/
Pratin71252/
Bortne71169/
Prawatwin71167/
Bortin71159/
Pretin71116/
Prtina7191/
Portna7149/
Pärtin7142/
Pordin7140/
Portny7135/
Portno7130/
Purtin7126/
Prutin7125/
Portén7125/
Perettine7120/
Pirtin7118/
Prtain7114/
Prytin7111/
Pritin718/
Portun718/
Porutienė716/
Partne714/
Pertuwina714/
Portán713/
Prautwein712/
Portiwani712/
Pratne712/
Portón712/
Bouretine712/
Borettine711/
Portni711/
Portuoneo711/
Pyrtin711/
Pritne711/
Prtune711/
Prutne711/
Boradwine711/
Prétin711/
Praoutine711/
Poradineh711/
Portná711/
Borutiene711/
Pouradine711/
Pouratina710/
Partini677,280/
Portnoy676,304/
Bortone674,716/
Partain674,663/
Bertine673,122/
Priatin672,636/
Portnoi671,121/
Perotin67775/
Pratini67713/
Partene67691/
Portiño67665/
Partina67643/
Pretini67637/
Partney67552/
Protain67498/
Portnyi67408/
Pertino67351/
Bordine67349/
Pratina67300/
Portana67282/
Protein67277/
Peretin67258/
Bartine67206/
Purtini67199/
Pradine67188/
Poorten67187/
Prutina67175/
Pertini67163/
Predine67158/
Protien67155/
Porodin67148/
Pardine67136/
Portuna67133/
Portoni67107/
Portano6794/
Partino6792/
Pertain6791/
Bortune6782/
Pouradineh6779/
Pirtina6775/
Pratino6770/
Portena6770/
Portani6763/
Protino6762/
Parutin6758/
Parotin6756/
Bortina6754/
Partoin6753/
Portyan6752/
Bortini6752/
Porteny6748/
Bortino6746/
Portnya6744/
Pordone6740/
Boratin6737/
Bordwin6735/
Pirtini6735/
Porteño6733/
Pirotin6731/
Prettin6729/
Britwin6727/
Pertina6725/
Brotine6725/
Pertien6722/
Pretino6722/
Prutane6719/
Purytin6718/
Purtina6717/
Protina6717/
Pratiwiani6717/
Pérotin6717/
Pridane6716/
Portnay6715/
Portono6715/
Pridnea6714/
Paratin6713/
Puretin6713/
Preatin6712/
Prytina6711/
Partane6711/
Porteen6711/
Bortney6711/
Bourtin6711/
Bretine6711/
Pritina6710/
Portnih6710/
Piratin6710/
Perutin679/
Poradin679/
Portona679/
Portten679/
Porteña678/
Partone678/
Porotan678/
Portnyy677/
Prehtin677/
Pertiñe677/
Portnoï677/
Pordwan677/
Pertone676/
Pirutin676/
Porteno676/
Poredin675/
Poerwitono675/
Britine675/
Pratney674/
Paratne674/
Bortane674/
Pretina674/
Peratin674/
Boretin674/
Parttin673/
Portnou673/
Prattin673/
Portuno673/
Pratiny673/
Pertiné672/
Priotin672/
Boratne672/
Partow-Winney672/
Perdine672/
Pordina672/
Paartin672/
Pourtan672/
Prédine672/
Prottin672/
Pourton672/
Protone672/
Prtn672/
Purtney671/
Pordene671/
Poriden671/
Portean671/
Portnno671/
Portnuy671/
Portony671/
Peertin671/
Puratin671/
Puratne671/
Ppertin671/
Pratain671/
Pritney671/
Perrtne671/
Pertune671/
Pirtone671/
Brutine671/
Borotin671/
Bortain671/
Pertein671/
Pordino671/
Pertiny671/
Piritin671/
Pyartin671/
Pyrotin671/
Pyrtini671/
Pridine671/
Pridāne671/
Prodine671/
Portuan671/
Porytan671/
Pratien671/
Portnoë671/
Poreten671/
Poreton671/
Porrattini671/
Portaun671/
Pourtaeian671/
Pouraatdin671/
Boertin671/
Pooradineh671/
Perttin671/
Pertene671/
Portnai671/
Poriton671/
Bertwin671/
Bortein671/
Purdine670/
Protene670/
Birtine670/
Burtine670/
Prudine670/
Borttin670/
Partuin670/
Pritwan670/
Pretney670/
Portenn670/
Porteon670/
Purtune670/
Brwdine670/
Prittin670/
Pertney670/
Porteni670/
Partuini631/
Purdvineh5915/
Pardvin531/

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