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portier Name Meaning and History

French: occupational name for the gatekeeper of a walled town or city, or the doorkeeper of a great house, Old French portier (Late Latin portarius). Compare English Porter. The distribution of the name in the U.S., however, suggests it is either not of French origin or was brought in from another country, possibly Switzerland, where it is also established.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The portier name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the portier family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of portier Families in the US in 1920
Number of portier families
 13-23
 5-12		 1-4
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portier vicanbill 1
Portier Family South La. Mike Bernard 45
Portier Pronounciation Paul Portier 8
Portier in Pennsylvania then moved to New Jersey psportier1 2
looking for info rowdyangel 0
1860 Index deb edmondson 3
Looking for Boudreaux-Portier marriage 1920's Louisiana cmbs 0
emile paul portier JOHNS1001 0
Lots of Portier's Brenda Portier 2
Portier Family Tree Roy Anthony Portier III (Tri) 3
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