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Porter (name)

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Meaning
  
"gatekeeper"

Region of origin
  
England

Porter (p(o)-rter) is a common English surname and also a given name. The name originates as an Old French occupational name, portier (gatekeeper; doorkeeper), or porteour ("to carry"). Its earliest public record is 1086 at Winchester Castle. With transferred use, Porter also became a masculine given name with varied popularity. According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Porter ranked #433 in 1907, declined to #1002 in 1944, then rebounded to #476 in 2006. People with the name include:

Contents

A – F

  • Adriana Porter (1857–1946), Canadian poet and alleged witch
  • Albert G. Porter (1824–1897), US congressman from Indiana
  • Alexander Porter (1785–1844), US senator from Louisiana
  • Alisan Porter (born 1981), retired actress, singer-songwriter, and winner of NBC's The Voice season 10
  • Andrew Porter (Civil War general) (born 1820-1872), Union general in the American Civil War
  • Andrew Porter (Revolutionary War general), American general in the Revolutionary War
  • Andrew Porter (born 1980) Northern Irish Actor
  • Andy Porter (footballer) (born 1968), English footballer
  • Anna Porter, Canadian publisher and novelist
  • Anna Maria Porter (1780–1832), English poet and novelist
  • Ashley Lynn Porter (Born 1991), educator and Poet
  • Augustus Seymour Porter (1798–1872), US senator from Michigan
  • Blaine Porter (1998-present), World Pioneering Psychologist
  • Charles Ethan Porter (c. 1847 – 1923), African American still life painter
  • Charles H. Porter (1833–1897), US congressman from Virginia
  • Charles O. Porter (1919–2006), US congressman from Oregon
  • Chris Porter (disambiguation)
  • Codey Porter (1997-2008), American boy killed by mimicking Naruto in a sandbox
  • Cole Porter (1891–1964), American composer
  • Dana Porter (1901–1967), Canadian politician and jurist
  • Darrell Porter (1952–2002), American baseball player
  • David Porter (disambiguation)
  • Dawn Porter (born 1979), British television presenter and writer
  • Dorothy Porter (1954–2008), Australian poet
  • Edward Guss Porter (1859–1929), Canadian politician
  • Edwin Stanton Porter (1870–1941), American filmmaker
  • Eleanor H. Porter (1868–1920), author of children's literature
  • Elias Porter (1914–1987), American psychologist
  • Eliot Porter (1901–1990), American photographer
  • Endymion Porter (1587–1649), English royalist
  • Eric Porter (1928–1995), English actor
  • Fairfield Porter (1907–1975), American painter and art critic
  • Fred L. Porter (1877–1938), New York politician
  • Fitz John Porter (1822–1901), Union general in the American Civil War

    • G – L

  • Gail Porter (born 1971), British television presenter
  • Galen Porter (1807–1883), New York police captain
  • George Bryan Porter (1791–1834), governor of Michigan Territory
  • George R. Porter, British statistician of the nineteenth century
  • Gilchrist Porter (1817–1894), US congressman from Missouri
  • Gladys Porter (1894–1967), Canadian politician
  • Graeme Porter (born 1955), Australian cricketer
  • Gregory Porter (born 1971), American jazz vocalist
  • Henry Porter (disambiguation)
  • Horace Porter (1837–1921), Union general in the American Civil War and president of the Pullman Palace Car Company
  • Hugh Porter (born 1940), British cyclist and sports commentator
  • H. V. Porter (died 1975), American educator and athletic administrator
  • James Porter (disambiguation)
  • Jane Porter (1776–1850), Scottish novelist and dramatist
  • Jerry Porter (American football) (born 1978)
  • Jevaughn Porter (born 1996), Jamaican-born model
  • Jim Porter, Australian rugby league footballer
  • Joel Porter (born 1978), Australian footballer
  • Joey Porter (born 1977), American football player
  • John Porter (disambiguation)
  • Jon Porter (born 1955), American politician
  • Jorgie Porter (born 1987), British actress
  • Kalan Porter (born 1985), Canadian singer
  • Katherine Anne Porter (1890–1980), American writer
  • Keith R. Porter (1912–1997), American cell biologist
  • King G. Porter (born 1920), American politician
  • Lewis Porter, author, music professor at Rutgers
  • Lucy Porter (born 1973), English actress and comedian

    • M – Z

  • Michael Porter (born 1947), American strategic management academic and co-founder of the Monitor Group
  • Montel Vontavious Porter (born 1973), American professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment
  • Monty Porter, Australian rugby league footballer
  • Nelson D. Porter (1863–1961), mayor of Ottawa, Canada
  • Noah Porter (1811–1892), American educator and philosopher
  • Nyree Dawn Porter, New Zealand-born actress
  • Pat Porter (1959–2012), American long-distance runner and Olympian
  • Peter Porter (poet) (born 1929), Australian-born British poet
  • Peter A. Porter (1853–1925), US congressman from New York
  • Peter A. Porter (colonel) (1827–1864), Union Army colonel in the American Civil War
  • Peter Buell Porter (1773–1844), US Secretary of War and congressman from New York
  • Quincy Porter (1897–1966), American composer
  • Quinton Porter (born 1982), American football player
  • Robert Porter (disambiguation)
  • Rodney Robert Porter (1917–1985), British biochemist
  • Roy Porter (1946–2002), historian of medicine
  • Rufus Porter (1792–1884), American painter, inventor, and founder of Scientific American magazine
  • Rufus L. Porter (1897-1979), a poet
  • Rufus Porter (American football), a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League
  • Russell W. Porter (1871–1949), American co-founder of the Amateur Telescope Makers movement
  • Stephen Geyer Porter (1869–1930), US congressman from Pennsylvania
  • Susie Porter, Australian television and film actress
  • Sylvia Porter (1913–1991), American financial columnist
  • Terry Porter (born 1963), American professional basketball player and coach
  • Theodore M. Porter (born 1954), American historian of science
  • Timothy H. Porter (died 1840), US congressman from New York
  • Todd Porter (disambiguation)
  • Tony Porter (born 1952), British Bishop of Sherwood
  • Tracy Porter (born 1986), American professional football player
  • Whitworth Porter (1827–1892), an English Major General.
  • William A. Porter, American founder of E*Trade financial services company
  • William Sydney Porter (1862–1910), the writer O. Henry
  • Willy Porter, contemporary American folk musician

    • Given name

  • Porter Robinson (born 1992), American producer and DJ
  • Porter Blanchard (1886–1973), American silversmith
  • Porter Cottrell (born 1962), American bodybuilder
  • Porter H. Dale (1867–1933), US congressman and senator from Vermont
  • Porter Goss (born 1938), CIA director and US congressman from Florida
  • Porter Hall (1888–1953), American film and stage actor
  • Porter King (1857–1901), American politician from Alabama and Georgia
  • Porter Lainhart (1907–1991), American football player
  • Porter J. McCumber (1858–1933), US senator from North Dakota
  • Porter Rockwell, American gunfighter, deputy United States Marshal and Mormon leadership bodyguard
  • Porter Wagoner, American country music singer

    • References

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