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There are approximately 1,688 people named Portman in the UK. That makes it the 5,111th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 27 are named Portman.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

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The Portman surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

PORTMAN. A civic officer,'with duties similar to those of a modern mayor. The courts of this functionary were formerly called iJoHmannimotc!:. Portreeve is synonymous. The family of this name in Somersetshire, appear to have been eminent so early as the reign of Edward I. See Burke's Extinct Baronets.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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