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    The surname Portis

    A surname, carried by 3,274 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex P632

    Portis: #9,877 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Portis #9,877, 3,274 people Portis: #9,877 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Portis #9,877, 3,274 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Portis is more common than 93.9% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,274 people named Portis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 94,302 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,863.

    #9,877
    rank among US surnames
    3,274
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +14.4%
    change since 2000 (was #10,312)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,872Dake3,27794,216
    #9,873Bingaman3,27694,245
    #9,875Dewald3,27594,273
    #9,877Portis3,27494,302
    #9,879Soltis3,27394,331
    #9,881Ugarte3,27294,360

    Who is named Portis

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    70% of people named Portis identified as Black (not Hispanic), 20% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 70%
    • White (not Hispanic) 20%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.2%
    • Two or more races 3.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Portiss

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Bobby Portis
      American basketball player (born 1995)
    • Charles Portis
      American writer (1933–2020)
    • Clinton Portis
      American football player, running back, born 1981

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Portis

    Portis has the Soundex code P632, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P632.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Portis?
    3,274 people in the United States had the surname Portis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 94,302 Americans. It ranked 9,877th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Portis?
    In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Portis identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 20% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Portis?
    Bobby Portis, American basketball player (born 1995), followed by Charles Portis.
    Where is the surname Portis most common?
    Wikidata records people named Portis in the United States.
    Is the surname Portis getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,863 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,274 in 2010, up 14%.