Porter may refer to:

Companies

* Porter Airlines, Canadian regional airline based in Toronto * Porter Chemical Company, a defunct U.S. toy manufacturer of chemistry sets * Porter Motor Company, defunct U.S. car manufacturer * H.K. Porter, Inc., a locomotive manufacturer

People

Porter (name) Porter (\p(o)-rter\) is an English surname and also a given name. The name originates as an Old French occupational name, ''portier'' (gatekeeper), or ''porteour'' ("to carry"). Its earliest public record is 1086 at Winchester Castle. With transfe ...

, an English surname and given name (including a list of persons with the name)

Occupations

* Porter (carrier), a person who carries objects *

Porter (college) The University of Edinburgh, the majority of colleges at the universities of Cambridge, Durham and Oxford, as well as newer collegiate universities such as Lancaster University York and older universities like University of Bristol and St Da ...

, a member of staff in many of the colleges of the Universities of Cambridge, Lancaster, Oxford and Durham *

Porter (railroad) A porter is a railway employee. The role of a porter is to assist passengers at railway stations, and to handle the loading, unloading, and distribution of luggage and parcels. In the United States the term was formerly used for employees who atte ...

, a railroad employee who assists passengers at stations *

Porter (monastery) In a monastery, the porter is the monk (or portress for a nun) appointed to be the one who interacts with the public. It is considered an important office, as the porter is the representative of the community to the outside world. The ''Rule of Sa ...

, the monk appointed to be the one who interacts with the public *

Pullman porter Pullman porters were men hired to work for the railroads as porters on sleeping cars. Starting shortly after the American Civil War, George Pullman sought out former slaves to work on his sleeper cars. Their job was to carry passengers’ bag ...

, a railroad employee who assists passengers on sleeping cars *

Deal porter The deal porters were a specialist group of workers in London's docks. They handled baulks of softwood or "deal", stacking them up to 60 feet (18 m) high in quayside warehouses. This was a demanding and dangerous job. It required physical streng ...

, a dockworker specializing in handling baulks of softwood *

Doorman (profession) A doorman (or doorwoman/doorperson), also called a porter in British English, is a person hired to provide courtesy and security services at a residential building or hotel. They are particularly common in urban luxury highrises. At a resident ...

, American English for the occupation known in British English as porter * Groom Porter, official in charge of gambling in the Tudor court; the owner or operator of a gaming hall *

Hospital porter Hospital porters are employed to move patients between wards and departments and to move goods and vital supplies including medical equipment, linen, blood, and samples. This is generally not regarded as skilled work, it attracts little attention a ...

, an assistant in a hospital * Kitchen porter, a ''plongeur'' or ''marmiton'', position in the ''Brigade de cuisine'' of a commercial kitchen *

Ostiarius An ostiarius, a Latin word sometimes anglicized as ostiary but often literally translated as porter or doorman, originally was a servant or guard posted at the entrance of a building. See also gatekeeper. In the Roman Catholic Church, this "por ...

, formerly known as doorkeeper or porter, one of the minor orders of the Roman Catholic ministry *

Bar-back A bar-back or barback (commonly known as a runner in Europe or a glassy in Australia) is a bartender's assistant. Bar-backs work in nightclubs, bars, pubs, restaurants, and catering halls, and usually receive a portion of the bartender's tips. At hi ...

, sometimes known as porter, a bartender's assistant

Places

United Kingdom

Porter Brook The Porter Brook is a river which flows through the City of Sheffield, England, descending over from its source on Burbage Moor to the west of the city to its mouth where it joins the River Sheaf in a culvert beneath Sheffield railway statio ...

, river in Sheffield, England * The

Little Don River The Little Don River also known as the Porter, is a tributary of the River Don in South Yorkshire, England. Arising on the Langsett Moors in the northern Peak District, the Little Don River feeds the Langsett and Underbank Reservoirs. It run ...

also known as the Porter, a tributary of the River Don in South Yorkshire, England

United States

* Malone-Porter, Washington *

Porter, Indiana Porter is a town in Westchester Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 4,858 at the 2010 census. Porter is in the Indiana Dunes ecosystem, which played a role in the creation of The Nature Conservancy, and ins ...

* Porter, Maine *

Porter, Minnesota Porter is a city in Yellow Medicine and Lincoln counties, Minnesota, United States. The population was 183 at the 2010 census. History Porter was platted in 1881 when the Winona and St. Peter Railroad was extended to that point. It was named f ...

Porter, Missouri Porter is an unincorporated community in Scott County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Ten ...

Porter, New York Porter is a town in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 6,771 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Judge Augustus Porter. The Town of Porter lies in the northwest corner of Niagara County and is north of the Cit ...

Porter, Ohio Porter is an unincorporated community in Gallia County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. History Porter was plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States ...

Porter, Oklahoma Porter is a town in Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States. It promotes itself as "The Peach Capital of Oklahoma." The population was 566 at the 2010 census, a loss of 1.4 percent, compared to 574 at the 2000 census. Geography Porter is locate ...

Porter, Texas Porter is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County in southeastern Texas within the metropolitan area. In 2010, its population was estimated at 25,769.Porter, West Virginia Porter is an unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers c ...

Porter, Wisconsin The Town of Porter is a located in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 925 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Cooksville and Stebbinsville are located in the town. Geography According to the United States ...

, a town *

Porter County, Indiana Porter County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 173,215, making it the 10th most populous county in Indiana. The county seat is Valparaiso. The county is part of Northwest Indiana, as well as the Chicago ...

Porter Heights, Texas Porter Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,903 at the 2020 census. Geography Porter Heights is located at (30.150324, -95.317496). According to the United States Census Bure ...

Porter's Mills, Wisconsin Porter's Mills, also called Porterville, was a logging boomtown in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States, between Brunswick and Eau Claire, at 44° 46' 15" N 91° 34' 01" W. at an elevation of 771 feet. History The first sawmill at the si ...

, a ghost town * Porter Square, in Cambridge, Massachusetts **

Porter (MBTA station) Porter is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) transit station in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It serves the Red Line rapid transit line, the MBTA Commuter Rail Fitchburg Line, and several MBTA bus lines. Located at Porter Squar ...

, at that square *

Porter Township, Michigan (disambiguation) Porter Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Michigan: * Porter Township, Cass County, Michigan * Porter Township, Midland County, Michigan * Porter Township, Van Buren County, Michigan Porter Township is a civil township of ...

(three places) * Porter Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation) (seven places)

Space

* Porter (lunar crater) * Porter (Martian crater)

Vehicles

Hyundai Porter The Hyundai Porter (Hangul:현대 포터), also known as the Hyundai H-100, is a cabover truck produced by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai since 1977. History First generation (1977–1981) The first generation, launched in January ...

, a pickup truck * Mazda Porter, a series of small trucks * Piaggio Porter, electric van *

Pilatus PC-6 Porter The Pilatus PC-6 Porter is a single-engined STOL utility aircraft designed by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. First flown in 1959, the PC-6 was produced at Pilatus Flugzeugwerke in Stans, Switzerland. It has been built in both piston engine- a ...

, Swiss aircraft

Other uses

Porter (band) Porter is a Mexican indie rock band based in Guadalajara, Mexico. Despite their uncommon sound the band got decent radio airplay on important broadcasting stations, their videos: "Espiral", "Daphne" and "Host of a Ghost" had a good reception in ...

, a Mexican indie band *

Porter (beer) Porter is a style of beer that was developed in London, England in the early 18th century. It was well- hopped and dark in appearance owing to the use of brown malt.Dornbusch, Horst, and Garrett Oliver. "Porter." The Oxford Companion to Beer ...

, a type of beer * ''Porter'' (magazine), a fashion publication *

The Porter (horse) The Porter (May 15, 1915 – October 1944) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He won 26 times from 54 starts in a career that lasted five years, and was second in the 1918 Preakness Stakes. He became an important sire, Leading sire in North ...

, an American Thoroughbred racehorse and leading sire * ''The Porter'' (TV series), a Canadian television series that debuted in 2022 *

Porter College Benjamin F. Porter College, known colloquially as Porter College, is a residential college at the University of California, Santa Cruz. It is located on the lower west side of the university, south of Kresge College and north of Rachel Carson Col ...

, a residential college at the University of California, Santa Cruz *Porter, a character in the ''Thomas and Friends'' TV series