Last name Porteous (ポーティアス 
, Porteous 
, Портус 
) , throughout the world, is quite a common surname. The family name Porteous is characteristic of Isle of Man, where it is quite a common surname, Jamaica, and New Zealand, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada. Much less frequently, Porteous is the forename as well as the last name.
| john porteous Scottish soldier, GB (b. 1695) |
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| william porteous Church of Scotland minister (b. 1735) |
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| thomas porteous Canadian politician, CA (b. 1765) |
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| mary porteous Porteous [née Thompson], Mary (1783–1861), Primitive Methodist itinerant preacher (b. 1783) |
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| jean porteous (b. 1780) |
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| james porteous Scottish-American inventor (b. 1848) |
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david porteous Canadian singer-songwriter, music producer, documentary filmmaker, CA (b. 1901) |
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| thomas porteous English footballer (1864-1919), GB (b. 1864) |
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| charles mcleod porteous (1866-1936) (b. 1866) |
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| gladstone porteous Translated parts of the New Testament into several Chinese dialects, AU (b. 1874) |
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| harry porteous New Zealand rugby union player (1875-1951), NZ (b. 1875) |
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| victor porteous Canadian politician, CA (b. 1893) |
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| frances esther dudley porteous 1896 - 1946 (b. 1896) |
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| richard sydney porteous (1896-1963) author (b. 1896) |
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thomas porteous United States federal judge, US (b. 1946) |
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