Porter (name)
Porter is a common English surname and also a given name. The name originates as an Old French occupational name, portier, or porteour. Its earliest public record is 1086 at Winchester Castle. With transferred use, Porter also became a masculine given name with varied popularity. According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Porter ranked #433 in 1907, declined to #1002 in 1944, then rebounded to #476 in 2006.
People with the name include:
Surname
A – F
- Adriana Porter, Canadian poet and alleged witch
- Albert G. Porter, US congressman from Indiana
- Alexander Porter, US senator from Louisiana
- Alisan Porter, retired actress, singer-songwriter, and winner of NBC's The Voice season 10
- Andrew Porter , Union general in the American Civil War
- Andrew Porter, American officer in the Revolutionary War
- Andy Porter , English footballer
- Anna Porter, Canadian publisher and novelist
- Anna Maria Porter, English poet and novelist
- Augustus Seymour Porter, US senator from Michigan
- Austin Porter, American singer from boy band Prettymuch
- Charles Ethan Porter, African American still life painter
- Charles H. Porter, US congressman from Virginia
- Charles O. Porter, US congressman from Oregon
- Chris Porter
- Cole Porter, American composer
- Dana Porter, Canadian politician and jurist
- Darrell Porter, American baseball player
- David Porter
- Dawn Porter, British television presenter and writer
- Denaun Porter, American rapper and record producer
- Dorothy Porter, Australian poet
- Edward Guss Porter, Canadian politician
- Edwin Stanton Porter, American filmmaker
- Eleanor H. Porter, author of children's literature
- Elias Porter, American psychologist
- Eliot Porter, American photographer
- Endymion Porter, English royalist
- Eric Porter, English actor
- Fairfield Porter, American painter and art critic
- Fred L. Porter, New York politician
- Fitz John Porter, Union general in the American Civil War
G – L
- Gail Porter, British television presenter
- Galen Porter, New York police captain
- Garth Porter, Australian musician
- George Bryan Porter, governor of Michigan Territory
- George R. Porter, British statistician of the nineteenth century
- Gilchrist Porter, US congressman from Missouri
- Gladys Porter, Canadian politician
- Graeme Porter, Australian cricketer
- Gregory Porter, American jazz vocalist
- Henry Porter
- Howard Porter, American professional basketball player
- Howard Porter, American comic book artist
- Horace Porter, Union general in the American Civil War and president of the Pullman Palace Car Company
- Hugh Porter, British cyclist and sports commentator
- H. V. Porter, American educator and athletic administrator
- Jamie Porter, English cricketer
- James Porter
- Jane Porter, Scottish novelist and dramatist
- Janet Porter, American conservative activist
- Jay Porter, American baseball player
- Jean Porter, American actress and writer
- Jeff Porter, American track and field athlete
- Jeff Porter, American politician from Missouri
- Jerry Porter
- Jim Porter, Australian rugby league footballer
- Joel Porter, Australian footballer
- Joey Porter, American football player
- John Porter
- Johnathan Porter, American rapper known professionally as Blueface
- Jon Porter, American politician
- Jontay Porter, American basketball player
- Jorgie Porter, British actress
- Kalan Porter, Canadian singer
- Katherine Anne Porter, American writer
- Katie Porter,, American Congresswoman from California
- Keith R. Porter, American cell biologist
- Kevin Porter, American basketball player
- Kevin Porter Jr., American basketball player
- King G. Porter, American politician
- Lewis Porter, author, music professor at Rutgers
- Lucy Porter, English actress and comedian
M – Z
- Michael Porter, American strategic management academic and co-founder of the Monitor Group
- Michael Porter Jr., American basketball player
- Montel Vontavious Porter, ring name of American professional wrestler Hassan Assad
- Monty Porter, Australian rugby league footballer
- Neal Porter, American children's book editor and publisher
- Nelson D. Porter, mayor of Ottawa, Canada
- Noah Porter, American educator and philosopher
- Nyree Dawn Porter, New Zealand-born actress
- Otto Porter, American professional basketball player
- Pat Porter, American long-distance runner and Olympian
- Peter Porter , Australian-born British poet
- Peter A. Porter, US congressman from New York
- Peter A. Porter , Union Army colonel in the American Civil War
- Peter Buell Porter, US Secretary of War and congressman from New York
- Pleasant Porter, American Indian statesman and Principal Chief of the Creek Nation
- Quincy Porter, American composer
- Quinton Porter, American football player
- Ray Porter, American actor
- Robert Porter
- Rodney Robert Porter, British biochemist
- Rose Porter, American novelist
- Roy Porter, historian of medicine
- Rufus Porter, American painter, inventor, and founder of Scientific American magazine
- Rufus L. Porter, a poet
- Rufus Porter, a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League
- Russell W. Porter, American co-founder of the Amateur Telescope Makers movement
- Scott Porter, American actor
- Stephen Geyer Porter, US congressman from Pennsylvania
- Susie Porter, Australian television and film actress
- Sylvia Porter, American financial columnist
- Terry Porter, American professional basketball player and coach
- Theodore M. Porter, American historian of science
- Thomas Conrad Porter, American botanist and theologian
- Timothy H. Porter, US congressman from New York
- Todd Porter
- Tony Porter, British Bishop of Sherwood
- Tracy Porter, American professional football player
- Whitworth Porter, an English Major General.
- William A. Porter, American founder of E*Trade financial services company
- William Sydney Porter, the writer O. Henry
- William T. Porter, American newspaper journalist and editor
- Willy Porter, contemporary American folk musician
Given name
- Porter Blanchard, American silversmith
- Porter Cottrell, American bodybuilder
- Porter H. Dale, US congressman and senator from Vermont
- Porter Goss, CIA director and US congressman from Florida
- Porter Gustin, American football player
- Porter Hall, American film and stage actor
- Porter King, American politician from Alabama and Georgia
- Porter Lainhart, American football player
- Porter J. McCumber, US senator from North Dakota
- Porter Robinson, American producer and DJ
- Porter Rockwell, American gunfighter, deputy United States Marshal and Mormon leadership bodyguard
- Porter Wagoner, American country music singer