Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
PORT
There are approximately 1,842 people named Port in the UK. That makes it the 4,815th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 29 are named Port.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
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The Port surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
PORT. Hugo de Port came into England at the Norman Conquest, and held fifty-five lordships in llie counties of Hants and Dorset, as tenant in capite. One of his descendants assumed the surname of SaintJohn. A Hubert de Port was also a tenant in capite in Hampshire, at the making of Domesday Book. Kelham's Domesday.