Porter (name)

This article is about the given name and surname Porter. For other uses, see Porter.

Porter

Origin
Word/name	Old French
Meaning	"gatekeeper"
Region of origin	England
Frequency Comparisons: [1]

Porter (\p(o)-rter\) is an English surname and also a given name. The name originates as an Old French occupational name, portier (gatekeeper), or porteour ("to carry"). Its earliest public record is 1086 at Winchester Castle. ^[2] With transferred use, Porter also became a unisex given name with varied popularity. According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Porter ranked #433 in 1907, declined to #1002 in 1944, and then rebounded to #476 in 2006. ^{[3] [4]}

Surname

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
• Alice Hobbins Porter (1854–1926), British-born US journalist, editor
• Alisan Porter (born 1981), retired actress, singer-songwriter, and winner of NBC's The Voice season 10
• Andrew Porter (Civil War general) (1820–1872), Union general in the American Civil War
• Andrew Porter (Revolutionary War officer) (1743–1813), American officer in the Revolutionary War
• Andy Porter (footballer, born 1968), English footballer
• Anna Porter, Canadian publisher and novelist
• Anna Maria Porter (1780–1832), English poet and novelist
• Augustus Seymour Porter (1798–1872), US senator from Michigan
• Austin Porter (born 1997), American singer from boy band PrettyMuch
• Bill Porter (1931–2010), famous American audio engineer
• Chana Porter, American playwright, novelist, and education activist
• Charles Ethan Porter (c. 1847–1923), African-American still-life painter
• Charles H. Porter (Virginia politician) (1833–1897), US congressman from Virginia
• Charles O. Porter (1919–2006), US congressman from Oregon
• Chilla Porter (1936–2020), Australian high jumper
• Chris Porter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Christian Porter (born 1970), Australian politician
• Cole Porter (1891–1964), American composer
• Dana Porter (1901–1967), Canadian politician and jurist
• Darien Porter (born 2001), American football player
• Darrell Porter (1952–2002), American baseball player
• Daryl Porter Jr. (American football) (born 2002), American football player
• David Porter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Dawn Porter (born 1979), British television presenter and writer
• Denaun Porter (born 1978), American rapper and record producer
• 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
• Esther Porter (1900–1935), Ukrainian-Argentine anarchist
• Fairfield Porter (1907–1975), American painter and art critic
• Fitz John Porter (1822–1901), Union general in the American Civil War
• Frank M. Porter Trinidadian Author
• Fred L. Porter (1877–1938), New York politician

G – L

• Gail Porter (born 1971), British television presenter
• Galen Porter (1807–1883), New York police captain
• Garth Porter (born 1948), Australian musician
• George Porter Jr. (born 1947), American musician
• George Bryan Porter (1791–1834), governor of Michigan Territory
• George R. Porter (1792–1852), 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), multiple people
• Howard Porter (1948–2007), American professional basketball player
• Howard Porter, American comic book artist
• 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
• Hugh Porter (Wisconsin politician) (1843–1936), American politician in Wisconsin
• H. V. Porter (died 1975), American educator and athletic administrator
• Jamie Porter (born 1993), English cricketer
• James Porter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jane Porter (1776–1850), Scottish novelist and dramatist
• Janie Porter Barrett 1865–1948), American social reformer, educator and welfare worker
• Janet Porter (born 1962), American conservative activist
• Jay Porter (1933–2020), American baseball player
• Jean Porter (1922–2018), American actress and writer
• Jeff Porter (born 1985), American track and field athlete
• Jeff Porter (politician), American politician from Missouri
• Jerry Porter (American football) (born 1978)
• Jim Porter (born 1949), Australian rugby league footballer
• Joel Porter (born 1978), Australian footballer
• Joey Porter (born 1977), American football player
• Joey Porter Jr. (born 2000), American football player
• John Porter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Johnathan Porter (born 1997), American rapper known professionally as Blueface
• Jon Porter (born 1955), American politician
• Jontay Porter (born 1999), American basketball player (also brother of Michael Porter Jr.)
• Jorgie Porter (born 1987), British actress
• Julio Porter (1916–1979), Argentine screenwriter and film director
• Kalan Porter (born 1985), Canadian singer
• Katherine Anne Porter (1890–1980), American writer
• Katie Porter, (born 1974), American Congresswoman from California
• Keith R. Porter (1912–1997), American cell biologist
• Kenneth Lee Porter (1896–1988), American flying ace
• Keshia Pollack Porter, American injury epidemiologist
• Kevin Porter (basketball, born 1950) (born 1950), American basketball player
• Kevin Porter Jr. (born 2000), American basketball player
• Kim Porter (1970–2018), American model and actress
• King G. Porter (1921–2012), American politician
• Kris Porter (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player
• Kris Porter (basketball) (born 1994), Filipino basketball player
• Kyle Porter (born 1990), Canadian soccer player
• LePreston Porter (1985–2022), American rapper and singer better known professionally as Snootie Wild
• Lewis Porter (born 1951), author, music professor at Rutgers
• Liliana Porter (born 1941), Argentine artist
• Linda Porter (disambiguation)
• Lucy Porter (born 1973), English actress and comedian
• Lucy Wallace Porter (1876–1962), American photographer

M – Z

• Marjorie Porter, American politician
• Mason Porter (born 1976), American mathematician and professor at UCLA
• Michael Porter (born 1947), American strategic management academic and co-founder of the Monitor Group
• Michael Porter Jr. (born 1998), American basketball player (no relation to the academic)
• Montel Vontavious Porter (born 1973), ring name of American professional wrestler Hassan Assad
• Monty Porter (born 1965), Australian rugby league footballer
• Neal Porter, American children's book editor and publisher
• Nelson D. Porter (1863–1961), mayor of Ottawa, Canada
• Noah Porter (1811–1892), American educator and philosopher
• Nyree Dawn Porter, New Zealand-born actress
• Ora F. Porter (1879–1970), American nurse
• Otto Porter (born 1993), American professional basketball player
• Pat Porter (1959–2012), American long-distance runner and Olympian
• Peter Porter (poet) (1929–2010), 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
• Pleasant Porter (1840–1907), American Indian statesman and Principal Chief of the Creek Nation
• Quincy Porter (1897–1966), American composer
• Quinton Porter (born 1982), American football player
• Ray Porter, American actor
• Rebecca N. Porter (1883–1963), American author
• Robert Porter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rodney Robert Porter (1917–1985), British biochemist
• Rose Porter (1845–1906), American novelist
• Rose Porter (McDowall) (born 1959), Scottish musician from gothic pop band Strawberry Switchblade
• Roy Porter (1946–2002), historian of medicine
• Rufus Porter (1792–1884), American painter, inventor, and founder of Scientific American magazine
• Rufus Porter (American football) (born 1965), former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League
• Russell W. Porter (1871–1949), American co-founder of the Amateur Telescope Makers movement
• Scott Porter (born 1979), American actor
• Shirley Porter (born 1930), British politician
• Silas Wright Porter (1857–1937), Associate Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
• Stephen Geyer Porter (1869–1930), US congressman from Pennsylvania
• Susie Porter (born 1970 or 1971), 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
• Thomas Conrad Porter (1822–1901), American botanist and theologian
• Timothy H. Porter (1785–1845), US congressman from New York
• Todd Porter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tony Porter (born 1952), British Bishop of Sherwood
• Tracy Porter (born 1986), American professional football player
• Una Porter (1900–1996), Australian psychiatrist and philanthropist
• Whitworth Porter (1827–1892), an English Major General.
• William A. Porter (1928–2015), American founder of E*Trade financial services company
• William Sydney Porter (1862–1910), the writer O. Henry
• William T. Porter (1809–1858), American newspaper journalist and editor
• William Townsend Porter (1862–1949), American physician, physiologist, and medical educator
• Willy Porter, contemporary American folk musician

Given name

Porter

Pronunciation	pawr-ter
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Old French
Meaning	"Gatekeeper"
Region of origin	England

• 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 Gustin (born 1997), American football player
• 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 Moser (born 1968), American basketball coach
• Porter Robinson (born 1992), American producer and DJ
• Porter Rockwell (1813 or 1815–1878), American gunfighter, deputy United States Marshal and Mormon leadership bodyguard
• Porter Wagoner (1927–2007), American country music singer

References

1. "Porter Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk.
2. "Surname: Porter". surnamedb.com. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
3. "Popularity of the male name Porter". ssa.gov. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
4. "Porter — Name Meaning and Origin". thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved 16 March 2008.

See also

• All pages with titles containing Porter
• Attorney General Porter (disambiguation), multiple people
• General Porter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Justice Porter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Senator Porter (disambiguation), multiple people