Porterfield
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English
Etymology
From porter + field, a Scottish topographic surname from the hereditary lands owned by a porter.
Proper noun
Porterfield (countable and uncountable, plural Porterfields)
- A Scottish surname.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A suburb of Renfrew, Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4966). [1]
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Porterfield is the 5160th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6780 individuals. Porterfield is most common among White (80.99%) and Black/African American (14.84%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Porterfield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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