English
Etymology
Habitational surname borrowed from Spanish Porras
Proper noun
Porras (plural Porrases)
- A surname from Spanish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Porras is the 2962nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12106 individuals. Porras is most common among Hispanic/Latino (90.3%) individuals.
Further reading
Finnish
Etymology
From porras; at least in place names, from the sense “duckboard, log placed to allow crossing a ditch or wetland”.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈporːɑs/, [ˈpo̞rːɑ̝s̠]
- Rhymes: -orːɑs
- Syllabification(key): Por‧ras
- Hyphenation(key): Por‧ras
Proper noun
Porras
- a village in Tammela, Finland, a former parish (hallintopitäjä)
- a Finnish surname
Declension
| Inflection of Porras (Kotus type 41*K/vieras, rt-rr gradation)
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| nominative
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Porras
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Portaat
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| genitive
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Portaan
|
Portaiden
Portaitten
|
| partitive
|
Porrasta
|
Portaita
|
| illative
|
Portaaseen
|
Portaisiin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Porras
|
Portaat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Porras
|
Portaat
|
| gen.
|
Portaan
|
| genitive
|
Portaan
|
Portaiden
Portaitten
Porrasten rare
|
| partitive
|
Porrasta
|
Portaita
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| inessive
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Portaassa
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Portaissa
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| elative
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Portaasta
|
Portaista
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| illative
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Portaaseen
|
Portaisiin
Portaihin rare
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| adessive
|
Portaalla
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Portailla
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| ablative
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Portaalta
|
Portailta
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| allative
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Portaalle
|
Portaille
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| essive
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Portaana
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Portaina
|
| translative
|
Portaaksi
|
Portaiksi
|
| abessive
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Portaatta
|
Portaitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
Portain
|
| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Portaani
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Portaani
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| accusative
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nom.
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Portaani
|
Portaani
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| gen.
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Portaani
|
| genitive
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Portaani
|
Portaideni
Portaitteni
Porrasteni rare
|
| partitive
|
Porrastani
|
Portaitani
|
| inessive
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Portaassani
|
Portaissani
|
| elative
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Portaastani
|
Portaistani
|
| illative
|
Portaaseeni
|
Portaisiini
Portaihini rare
|
| adessive
|
Portaallani
|
Portaillani
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| ablative
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Portaaltani
|
Portailtani
|
| allative
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Portaalleni
|
Portailleni
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| essive
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Portaanani
|
Portainani
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| translative
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Portaakseni
|
Portaikseni
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| abessive
|
Portaattani
|
Portaittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Portaineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Portaasi
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Portaasi
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| accusative
|
nom.
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Portaasi
|
Portaasi
|
| gen.
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Portaasi
|
| genitive
|
Portaasi
|
Portaidesi
Portaittesi
Porrastesi rare
|
| partitive
|
Porrastasi
|
Portaitasi
|
| inessive
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Portaassasi
|
Portaissasi
|
| elative
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Portaastasi
|
Portaistasi
|
| illative
|
Portaaseesi
|
Portaisiisi
Portaihisi rare
|
| adessive
|
Portaallasi
|
Portaillasi
|
| ablative
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Portaaltasi
|
Portailtasi
|
| allative
|
Portaallesi
|
Portaillesi
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| essive
|
Portaanasi
|
Portainasi
|
| translative
|
Portaaksesi
|
Portaiksesi
|
| abessive
|
Portaattasi
|
Portaittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Portainesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Portaamme
|
Portaamme
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Portaamme
|
Portaamme
|
| gen.
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Portaamme
|
| genitive
|
Portaamme
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Portaidemme
Portaittemme
Porrastemme rare
|
| partitive
|
Porrastamme
|
Portaitamme
|
| inessive
|
Portaassamme
|
Portaissamme
|
| elative
|
Portaastamme
|
Portaistamme
|
| illative
|
Portaaseemme
|
Portaisiimme
Portaihimme rare
|
| adessive
|
Portaallamme
|
Portaillamme
|
| ablative
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Portaaltamme
|
Portailtamme
|
| allative
|
Portaallemme
|
Portaillemme
|
| essive
|
Portaanamme
|
Portainamme
|
| translative
|
Portaaksemme
|
Portaiksemme
|
| abessive
|
Portaattamme
|
Portaittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Portainemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Portaanne
|
Portaanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Portaanne
|
Portaanne
|
| gen.
|
Portaanne
|
| genitive
|
Portaanne
|
Portaidenne
Portaittenne
Porrastenne rare
|
| partitive
|
Porrastanne
|
Portaitanne
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| inessive
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Portaassanne
|
Portaissanne
|
| elative
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Portaastanne
|
Portaistanne
|
| illative
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Portaaseenne
|
Portaisiinne
Portaihinne rare
|
| adessive
|
Portaallanne
|
Portaillanne
|
| ablative
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Portaaltanne
|
Portailtanne
|
| allative
|
Portaallenne
|
Portaillenne
|
| essive
|
Portaananne
|
Portainanne
|
| translative
|
Portaaksenne
|
Portaiksenne
|
| abessive
|
Portaattanne
|
Portaittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Portainenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Portaansa
|
Portaansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Portaansa
|
Portaansa
|
| gen.
|
Portaansa
|
| genitive
|
Portaansa
|
Portaidensa
Portaittensa
Porrastensa rare
|
| partitive
|
Porrastaan
Porrastansa
|
Portaitaan
Portaitansa
|
| inessive
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Portaassaan
Portaassansa
|
Portaissaan
Portaissansa
|
| elative
|
Portaastaan
Portaastansa
|
Portaistaan
Portaistansa
|
| illative
|
Portaaseensa
|
Portaisiinsa
Portaihinsa rare
|
| adessive
|
Portaallaan
Portaallansa
|
Portaillaan
Portaillansa
|
| ablative
|
Portaaltaan
Portaaltansa
|
Portailtaan
Portailtansa
|
| allative
|
Portaalleen
Portaallensa
|
Portailleen
Portaillensa
|
| essive
|
Portaanaan
Portaanansa
|
Portainaan
Portainansa
|
| translative
|
Portaakseen
Portaaksensa
|
Portaikseen
Portaiksensa
|
| abessive
|
Portaattaan
Portaattansa
|
Portaittaan
Portaittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Portaineen
Portainensa
|
|
Statistics
- The surname Porras belongs to 80 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From Spanish Porras. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
Proper noun
Porras
- a common surname from Spanish, common in Iloilo, esp. the city of Passi
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈporas/ [ˈpo.ras]
- Rhymes: -oras
- Syllabification: Po‧rras
Proper noun
Porras m or f by sense
- a surname