LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Porter
Porter is the 165th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 156,720 people carried it — about 52.4 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Porter are White.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White66.2%
Black24.3%
Multiracial4.6%
Hispanic3.5%
Asian American0.7%
Native American0.6%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#129
171,610
2000
#148
156,848
2010
#159
163,054
2020
#165
156,720