porteous · noun1
- Old French · derived fromportehors
- Anglo-Norman · derived fromporteose
- English todayporteous
From Anglo-Norman porteose, portehos, Old French portehors, from porte + hors (“outside”).
Porteous · proper noun2
- Anglo-Norman · derived fromporteose“porteous”
- Middle English · derived fromport“gateway, entrance”
- English todayPorteous
Two possible origins: * A topographic surname for someone who lived in the lodge at the entrance to a manor house, from Middle English port (“gateway, entrance”) + hous (“house”). * From Anglo-Norman porteose (“porteous”), a metonymic occupational surname for a scribe employed in writing portable prayerbooks.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.