Origins of the Portas surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 30East Midlands 151West Midlands 1East 1London 19South East 13South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Portases lived in east-midlands

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    100 Portas Travel & migration records
    1,700 Portases found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Portas

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    What are the most common Portas first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Portases

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Portases in 1921

    Dressmaker

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    General Servant

    6

    At Home

    5

    House Servant

    5

    Common male occupations for Portases in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    33

    Farm Labourer

    16

    Farmer

    15

    Farm Servant

    6

    General Labourer

    6

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