Researching Joey Porter
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 22471 people with the Porter surname? In that year Porter was ranked number 149 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Joey means "form of JOSEPH - God shall add" and is of Not available or unknown origin.
Records of Joey Porter on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Joey Porter and the Porter Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Porter Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Porter family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Joey Porter at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Joey Porter using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 30580 people with the Porter surname in the UK? Porter is now ranked number 153 for popularity in the UK. |
Porter Family History Databases
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Porter Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 209639 people with the Porter surname in the USA? Porter is ranked number 88 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Porter Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Joey Porter. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Joey Porter
Joey Porter
Joseph Eugene Porter (born March 22, 1977) is a former American football linebacker who played 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), and is a former outside linebackers coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers. After playing college football at Colorado State, he was drafted by the Steelers in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft. A four-time Pro Bowl selection, Porter won Super Bowl XL with the Steelers over the Seattle Seahawks. He played for the Miami Dolphins from 2007 to 2009 and the Arizona Cardinals from 2010 to 2011.
Source: Joey Porter, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Porter
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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