Explore the Family Name Porges

The meaning of Porges

Jewish (Ashkenazic from Central Europe): metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Porye, a derivative of the Biblical Zipporah, + the Yiddish or German possessive suffix -s. Some characteristic forenames: German Armin, Inge, Kurt. Jewish Hillel, Mayer, Meir, Mendel.

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How common is the last name Porges in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Porges has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 64,008th most common, but by 2010, it had risen to 53,316th, marking a significant increase of 16.7%. Similarly, the count of individuals carrying this surname also saw an increase of 33.33%, going from 291 in 2000 to 388 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people with this last name also increased by 18.18%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,008	#53,316	16.7%
Count	291	388	33.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.13	18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Porges

Regarding the ethnicity associated with the surname Porges, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a predominantly White ethnic identity. In 2000, 93.13% were identified as White, which slightly increased to 94.07% by 2010. There was also a rise in those identifying as Hispanic, going from 1.72% in 2000 to 4.38% in 2010. However, there was no change in the percentages of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native identifications. Individuals identified under two or more races did see a change, decreasing from 4.81% in 2000 to none reported in 2010. It's important to note that any data marked with (S) was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.13%	94.07%	1.01%
Hispanic	1.72%	4.38%	154.65%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	4.81%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%