Family name Porter (Porter 
, 波特 
, Портер 
, and others...) , around the world, is a widespread surname. The surname Porter is characteristic of Isle of Man, where it is quite a common surname, Jamaica, and Marshall Islands (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Very seldom, Porter is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Porter | United Kingdom, Jamaica, Australia, United States, Canada |
| 波特 | China |
| Портер | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Russia, Kyrgyzstan |
| פורטר | Israel |
| بوتر | Egypt |
| john porter English Member of Parliament (b. 1301) |
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| william porter of London and Southwark, Surr (b. 1350) |
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| arthur porter English MP (b. 1500) |
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| william porter English politician (b. 1526) |
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endymion porter English politician (1587-1649) (b. 1587) |
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| john porter (1594-1648) (b. 1594) |
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| walter porter English composer and church musician (c.1587–1659) (b. 1595) |
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| edmund porter (1595-1670) B.A. from ST JOHN\\'S, 16‍14/5 . Of Worcestershire. M.A. 16‍18 ; B.D. 16‍25 ; D.D. 16‍61 ( Lit. Reg. ). Fellow, 16‍16 . Ord. deacon (Peterb.) 20 Dec., 16‍23; priest, 21 Dec., 16‍23. R. of Hevingham, Norfolk. 16 (b. 1595) |
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| henry porter English dramatist, GB (b. 1600) |
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| john porter Early Rhode Island settler, US (b. 1605) |
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| pedro porter casanate Royal Governor of Chile, ES (b. 1611) |
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| henry porter English politician (b. 1613) |
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| juan josé porter casanate ES (b. 1610) |
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| john porter 9 Feb 1622 - 2 Aug 1688 Windsor, Connecticut (b. 1622) |
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| george porter English Royalist army officer (b. 1622) |
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