Portman Family History
Portman Name Meaning
English (West Midlands): elaborated form of Port.Dutch: from poort ‘gate’ + man ‘man’, an
occupational name for a gatekeeper or a topographic name for someone
who lived near the gates of a walled town (typically the man in charge
of them). Compare Porter.American spelling of
German Portmann.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Portman Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Portman families
 17 - 32  6 - 16 |
 1 - 5  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Portman families
|
117 - 231 40 - 116 |
1 - 39 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Portman last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Portman census records
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Portman Family Origin
Portman Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Portman
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Portman Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Portman census records
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Portman Civil War Service Records
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