doorkeeper
131Portinari — This rare and interesting surname is of Italian origin, and is from an occupational name for a doorkeeper or usher. The name is derived from the Latin porta , door, and has the same meaning as the surnames, Portiero and portulano. A portinari was …
132usher — [14] An usher is etymologically a ‘doorkeeper’. The word comes via Anglo Norman usser from medieval Latin ūstārius, an alteration of classical Latin ōstārius ‘door keeper’. This was derived from ōstium ‘door’, which in turn was based on ōs… …
