Origins of the Portman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 168East Midlands 29West Midlands 207East 5London 60South East 17South West 26South Wales 10Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Portmans lived in west-midlands

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    760 Portman Travel & migration records
    6,300 Portmans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Portman

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    What are the most common Portman first names?

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    Common jobs for Portmans

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

    Common female occupations for Portmans in 1921

    Nail Maker

    24

    Nailer

    21

    Laundress

    17

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    Dressmaker

    15

    Common male occupations for Portmans in 1921

    Coal Miner

    77

    Agricultural Labourer

    36

    Coal Miner Hewer

    26

    Farm Labourer

    19

    General Labourer

    16

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