The portner Surname
portner Name Meaning and History
North German (also Pörtner): occupational name for a
doorkeeper or gatekeeper, from an agent derivative of Middle Low
German port(e) ‘gate’. Compare Porter.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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