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Portlock
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English
Etymology
Habitational surname from the village of Porlock, in Somerset.
Proper noun
Portlock (countable and uncountable, plural Portlocks)
- A surname.
- A ghost town in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Portlock is the 32302nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 713 individuals. Portlock is most common among White (64.24%) and Black/African American (30.15%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Portlock”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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