Porterfield Family History
Porterfield Name Meaning
Scottish (mainly Glasgow): topographic name from the hereditary
lands owned by a porter (see Porter 1), taken as a surname by
the descendants of such an official. Black suggests that they would
originally have been known as Porter but extended their name when
‘territorial surnames’ became fashionable.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Porterfield
Name Distribution of Porterfield Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Porterfield families
 10 - 18  4 - 9 |
 1 - 3  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Porterfield families
|
19 - 36 7 - 18 |
1 - 6 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Porterfield Family Origin
Porterfield Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Porterfield Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
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Military Service by Porterfield
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