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