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Origins Available: English, French, Scottish Where did the French Porters family come from? What is the French Porters family crest and coat of arms? When did the Porters family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Porters family history? Noble surnames, such as Porters, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Porters, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of France. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Porters family originally lived near a door or gate of particular interest, such as the gates to a fortified city or a unusually large or unique door. The name Porters is derived from the Old French words la and porte, which mean the and door respectively. Spelling variations of this family name include: Laport, Laporte, De La Porte, LaPort, LaPorte, Laporter, Laportere, Laporterie, Lapotre, Port, Porte, Porter, Portere, Porterie and many more. First found in Berry in central France where this distinguished family held a family seat in d'Ysserteux, and were members of the aristocratic families of the region. In the same region of Berry they also branched to Riants. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Porters research. Another 154 words(11 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Porters History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Porters Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Pierre Laporte arrived in Quebec in 1727 from Saintonge; Jean Baptiste Laporte arrived in Quebec from Guyenne in 1720; another Jean Baptiste Laporte settled in Quebec in 1738 also from Guyenne.
The Porters Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Porters Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname. This page was last modified on 31 March 2012 at 18:51. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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