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The Portas surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 171 people carried this name — #104,602 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is down 11% from 193 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Portas surname

A surname from Sardinian.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Portas» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 532 people named Portas live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

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Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 352
City of Buenos Aires 148
Córdoba 16
Tucumán 16

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 171 people named Portas.

14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 30 départements, most often Dordogne.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 14
Dordogne 29
Paris 18
Puy-de-Dôme 17
Bouches-du-Rhône 11
Rhône 11
Creuse 10
Cher 8
Aisne 7

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

166 people named Portas have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 188 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.

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Where they live today

Subcarpathian 82
Silesian 25
Masovian 23
Lublin 10
Pomeranian 8
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 7
Lower Silesian 4
Lesser Poland 3

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

Who carried it

People named Portas,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Conrad Portas Burcet
    Conrad Portas Burcet 1901–1987 · association football player
  • Joaquim Portas 1850–1929 · chapelmaster
  • Joaquín Portas 1850–1929
  • Savitri Devi 1905–1982 · writer
  • Savitri Devi 1905–1982 · writer
  • Jesús Portas 1917–1991

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Portas.

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