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De Poorter Surname Meaning

Flemish (also Depoorter) and Dutch: status name from Middle Dutch portere ‘burgher’ with the addition of the definite article de ‘the’.

The Flemish surname is also found in France (Nord). Compare De Porter.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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