How common is the last name Porter?

156,720 people in the United States have the last name Porter, about 1 in 1,907. It ranks #165 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

PORTER

#165

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
156,720
About
1 in 1,907
This common or more
20.8%
Who bears it

Of the 156,720 people with the last name Porter, 66.2% reported their origin as White, 24.3% as Black and 4.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Porter

#163 Gordon · 157,985#164 Munoz · 156,875#166 Olson · 156,271#167 Simpson · 156,097

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Porter, most common first.

#27,817 Portier · 916#35,764 Portera · 676#127,742 Portero · 140#137,553 Portor · 126

Also a first name

As a first name, Porter ranks #2,001 of 53,615, with 13,714 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2015, with 921 births. See Porter as a first name

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