Porth

See also: porth

English

Etymology 1

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In Wales, from Welsh porth "gateway".

Proper noun

Porth

A town and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0291). [1]
A village in Newquay parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8362).

Derived terms

Porth-y-waen

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Porth.

Proper noun

Porth (plural Porths)

A surname from German.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Porth is the 37492^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 594 individuals. Porth is most common among White (94.11%) individuals.

References

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

Community map, Rhondda Cynon Taf

Anagrams

-troph, Thorp, thorp

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