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Porteous
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porteous
English
Etymology
Two possible origins:
A topographic surname for someone who lived in the lodge at the entrance to a manor house, from en enm port gateway, entrance + enm hous house.
From en xno porteose porteous, a metonymic occupational surname for a scribe employed in writing portable prayerbooks.
Proper noun
es
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Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Porteous is the 25255th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 981 individuals. Porteous is most common among White (80.63%) individuals.
Further reading
en surnames from Middle English surnames from Anglo-Norman