Porter (name)
Porter (\p(o)-rter\) is an English surname and also a given name. The name originates as an Old French occupational name, portier (gatekeeper), or porteour ("to carry"). Its earliest public record is 1086 at Winchester Castle. With transferred use, Porter also became a unisex given name with varied popularity. According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Porter ranked #433 in 1907, declined to #1002 in 1944, and then rebounded to #476 in 2006. Surname A – F Adriana Porter (1857–1946), Canadian poet and alleged witch Albert G. Porter (1824–1897), US congressman from Indiana Alexander Porter (1785–1844), US senator from Louisiana Alice Hobbins Porter (1854-1926), British-born US journalist, editor Alisan Porter (born 1981), retired actress, singer-songwriter, and winner of NBC's The Voice season 10 Andrew Porter (Civil War general) (1820–1872), Union general in the American Civil War Andrew Porter (Revolutionary War officer) (1743–1813), American officer in the Revolutionary War Andy Porter (footballer, born 1968), English footballer Anna Porter, Canadian publisher and novelist Anna Maria Porter (1780–1832), English poet and novelist Augustus Seymour Porter (1798–1872), US senator from Michigan Austin Porter (born 1997), American singer from boy band PrettyMuch Bill Porter (1931-2010), famous American audio engineer Chana Porter, American playwright, novelist, and education