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Origin and popularity of the name PORTIER

Origin

Portier : French: occupational name for the gatekeeper of a walled town or city or the doorkeeper of a great house Old French portier (from Late Latin portarius). Compare English Porter.

Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press

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Geographic distribution of the 169,686 individuals with the name PORTIER on Geneanet.

 

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    (635 individuals)
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    (592 individuals)

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