Portas History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Portas

What does the name Portas mean?

The Portas surname comes from the Latin "porta" meaning "gate." As such, it was likely a topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a fortified town.

Early Origins of the Portas family

The surname Portas was first found in Venice, where early records of the Portas lineage are found in the city of Padua in 1253, with Giovanni-Battista Della Porta, who was Governor of the city.

Early History of the Portas family

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Portas Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Porta, Dalla Porta, Della Porta, La Porta and many more.

Early Notables of the Portas family

Prominent among members of the family was Costanzo Porta (c.1528-1601), Italian composer; Giambattista della Porta (1535-1615), Italian, Renaissance scientist and dramatist; Guglielmo della Porta (d. 1577), Italian sculptor, who worked in...
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Portas migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Portas Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joseph Portas, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1813 1

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)