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There are approximately 36,357 people named Potter in the UK. That makes it the 250th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 575 are named Potter.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

Related and similar surnames

Potere
Poter
Piotter
Peotter
Poiter
Poetter
Poitier
Pitter
Potee
Patter
Petter
Poteer
Poater
Poteir
Potear
Poattar
Poteere
Potera
Potar
Poatar
Potare
Potair
Poitter
Potaer
Potaire
Poteray
Potarre
Poittier
Potaro
Potari
Potara

The Potter surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

POTTER. Figulus— a maker of pots.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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