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Portner Name Meaning
North German (also Pörtner): occupational name for a
doorkeeper or gatekeeper, from an agent derivative of Middle Low
German port(e) ‘gate’. Compare Porter.
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Name Distribution of Portner Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Portner families
 18 - 33  7 - 17 |
 1 - 6  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Portner families
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3 - 4 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Portner Family Origin
Portner Immigration Information
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Portner Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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