Portter Family History

You can see how Portter families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Portter family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Portter families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there was 1 Portter family living in Lancashire. This was about 50% of all the recorded Portter's in United Kingdom. Lancashire and 1 other county had the highest population of Portter families in 1891.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Portter surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.