Porterfield

English

Etymology

From porter +‎ field, a Scottish topographic surname from the hereditary lands owned by a porter.

Proper noun

Porterfield (countable and uncountable, plural Porterfields)

1. A Scottish surname.
2. A town and census-designated place therein, in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.
3. A suburb of Renfrew, Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4966).

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Porterfield is the 5160^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6780 individuals. Porterfield is most common among White (80.99%) and Black/African American (14.84%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Porterfield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.