The De la port surname comes from the Middle/Old English word "port," meaning "a harbor," or "market town" As such, the surname is thought to have been a topographic name for someone who lived near a port, or a market town.
Early Origins of the De la port family
The surname De la port was first found in Hants and
Dorset. The family claim descent from Hugo de Port who came to
England at the
Norman Conquest and held fifty-five lordships in those counties.
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Lowe, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print. A Hubert de Port was also a
tenant in capite in
Hampshire as listed in the
Domesday Book of 1086.
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Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8) From this earliest record, the family quickly scattered. "The church [of Upper Areley, Staffordshire], which is situated on an eminence commanding a fine prospect, was first built by Henry de Port, in the reign of Henry I., and was rebuilt in the time of Edward I."
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Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print. Another branch of the family was found at early times in
Derbyshire. "The manor belonged to Welbeck Abbey,
Nottinghamshire, in the reign of Stephen. It was given by Henry VIII., in 1540, to Sir John Port, Knt., one of the justices of the king's bench."
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Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Early History of the De la port family
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De la port Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Port, Le Port, De la Port, Delaport, Porte, De Porte, Deport and many more.
Early Notables of the De la port family (pre 1700)
Outstanding amongst the family at this time was the Port family of Basing. Henry Port, was mayor of Chester in 1486. His son, Sir John Port (1480-1541) "the...
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Migration of the De la port family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
De la port Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- C Delaport, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 [4]CITATION[CLOSE]
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)