Explore the Family Name Porte

The meaning of Porte

1. French: from Old French porte ‘gateway, entrance’ (from Latin porta), hence a topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a fortified town (typically, the man in charge of them). Compare Laporte. 2. English (East Yorkshire) and German: variant of Port, a cognate of 1 above.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Porte had a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 29,964th most common surname, falling to the 31,184th position by 2010, a change of -4.07%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname slightly increased, from 739 in 2000 to 744 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by 7.41%, from 0.27 in 2000 to 0.25 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,964	#31,184	-4.07%
Count	739	744	0.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.25	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Porte

Regarding ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the largest ethnic identity associated with the surname Porte is white, though its percentage decreased from 65.49% in 2000 to 57.53% in 2010. The second most common ethnicity was Black, which rose from 21.92% to 24.73% over the same period. Hispanic ethnicity also saw significant growth, increasing by 41.22% to 8.60% in 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander group grew by 24.23% to 6.05%. A new demographic surfaced in 2010, with 3.09% identifying with two or more races. There were no recorded individuals of American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	65.49%	57.53%	-12.15%
Black	21.92%	24.73%	12.82%
Hispanic	6.09%	8.6%	41.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.87%	6.05%	24.23%
Two or More Races	0%	3.09%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%