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An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2012

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Where did the Scottish Porter family come from? What is the Scottish Porter family crest and coat of arms? When did the Porter family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Porter family history?

The Porter family name was originally adopted from the original bearers' occupation. Porter was an occupational name for a gatekeeper or watchman deriving its origin from the Old French word "portier," meaning "doorman." In the royal castles, and in some monasteries, the office of Porter was usually hereditary, and lands and privileges were usually connected to the position.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Porter, Pawter, Poreter, Portar and others.

First found in Kyle, where Radulfus the porter witnessed the gift of the church of Cragyn (Craigie) to the monastery of Paisley in 1177.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Porter research. Another 198 words(14 lines of text) covering the year 1296 is included under the topic Early Porter History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Porter Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Porter family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 140 words(10 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Porter Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Abraham Porter, who arrived in Virginia in 1624-1625
  • Edmond Porter, aged 35, landed in Virginia in 1635
  • Edward Porter, aged 21, landed in St Christopher in 1635
  • Henry Porter, aged 30, arrived in Virginia in 1635
  • Edmund Porter, who arrived in Virginia in 1636


Porter Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Hendrik Porter, aged 14, landed in New York in 1710
  • Hannah Porter, who landed in Virginia in 1717
  • Charles Ram Porter, who landed in Antigua (Antego) in 1752-1756

Porter Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Elitia Porter, aged 44, landed in New Castle or Philadelphia in 1804
  • Catherine Porter, aged 22, landed in New Castle or Philadelphia in 1804
  • Farr Porter, who arrived in America in 1805
  • Hugh Porter, aged 24, landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1805
  • James Porter, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1808


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  • David Porter (1780-1843), American naval officer
  • Katherine Anne Porter (1894-1980), American Pulitzer Prize (1966) winning author
  • William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), American short story author, who wrote under the name O. Henry
  • Edwin Stanton Porter (1870-1941), American movie director and filmmaker
  • James Davis Porter (1828-1912), American politician and diplomat
  • Cole Albert Porter (1893-1964), American composer of musicals and a member of the French Foreign Legion, which honors him with a portrait that hangs in the Legion's official museum
  • Gary Porter, American co-winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting
  • Sir George Porter (1920-2002), Baron Porter of Luddenham, British scientist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1967
  • Rodney Robert Porter (1917-1985), British physiologist, who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1972
  • Peter Neville Frederick Porter (b. 1929), Australian-born British poet awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2004 and in 2007 he was made a Royal Society of Literature Companion of Literature, an honor granted to a maximum of ten living writers


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  • Edward Culver, John Porter and Mary Estey: a Line of Descent from Two Puritans and a Salem Witch, with Allied Families by Marilyn V. Squires Mills.
  • A Family History, William Porter, Jr. of Rockbridge County, Virginia (1740-1804) by Mary E. Porter.
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