Last Name PORTEUS

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Meaning Nickname: 'Port-horse,' i.e. a pack-horse. Just the sort of name that would be affixed to some hardworking, plodding man. Als local, 'at the porter-house,' i.e. a lodge-keeper, from residence at the lodge.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 55,481 (2000 US census) 42,462 (1990 US census)
Count 346 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 96.53%, or 334 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 1.45%, or 5 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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