Submitted Surname Revision History

loadingDate    Editor    Change Summary
10/14/2024, 2:00 PM Paradiso36
10/14/2024, 1:55 PM Paradiso36
1/13/2023, 2:17 PM Paradiso36

Name Porte
Type Surname (from location)
Usage French, German, English
Pronounced Pron. /pɔʁt/(French)
Other Forms FormsLaport, Laporte, De La Porte, LaPort, LaPorte, Laporter, Laportere, Laporterie, Lapotre, Port, Porter, Portere, Porterie, Potre
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

from Old French porte "gateway entrance" (from Latin porta) hence a topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a fortified town (typically the man in charge of them). French variant of Laporte and German and English variant of Port.
Added 1/13/2023 by Paradiso36