How common is the surname Portman?

1,621 people in the United States had the surname Portman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 190,466 Americans. It ranked 17,406th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Portman?

Rob Portman, American lawyer and politician (born 1955), followed by Rachel Portman.

Where is the surname Portman most common?

Wikidata records people named Portman in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Portman getting more or less common?

More common. 1,464 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,621 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Portman

An occupational surname, carried by 1,621 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P635

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Portman is more common than 89.3% of them.

Origin

From port + man.

Portman is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,621 people named Portman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 190,466 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,464.

#17,406

rank among US surnames

1,621

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+10.7%

change since 2000 (was #17,671)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,398	Olaughlin	1,622	190,349
#17,406	Beaudette	1,621	190,466

Who is named Portman

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

90% of people named Portman identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.8%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Portmans

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rob Portman
American lawyer and politician (born 1955)
Rachel Portman
British composer, born 1960
Eric Portman
British actor (1901-1969)
John C. Portman Jr.
American architect and real estate developer (1924-2017)
Richard Portman
American sound engineer (1934-2017)

Notable Portmans come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Portman

Portman has the Soundex code P635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P635.

Questions

Where does the surname Portman come from?: From port + man.
How common is the surname Portman?: 1,621 people in the United States had the surname Portman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 190,466 Americans. It ranked 17,406th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Portman?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Portman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Portman?: Rob Portman, American lawyer and politician (born 1955), followed by Rachel Portman.
Where is the surname Portman most common?: Wikidata records people named Portman in the United States and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Portman?: Portman is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Portman getting more or less common?: More common. 1,464 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,621 in 2010, up 11%.