The porto Surname
porto Name Meaning and History
- Portuguese: habitational name from Porto (Oporto).
- Spanish: habitational name from any of the numerous places, especially in Galicia, named Porto, usually in the sense ‘mountain pass’.
- Italian: habitational name from any of numerous minor places named or named with Porto, from porto ‘port’, ‘harbor’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 6 - Messages: 13
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Victor John Porto, 1916-1998 |
 map2knit
| 0 |
| John or Samuel Porto of Philadelphia PA c. 1909 |
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| 0 |
| Joseph Dal Porto |
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| 0 |
| seeking information | Timothy Texido | 4 |
| re: seeking information | T. Texido | 3 |
| Searching: | Chad Williams | 0 |
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