| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 24 |
| Cheshire | 2 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 9 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 26 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 35 |
| Middlesex | 6 |
| Northumberland | 5 |
| Norfolk | 10 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 3 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 3 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 2 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 21 |
| Dress Maker | 3 |
| Errand Boy | 3 |
| Farmers Son | 2 |
| Gardener | 2 |
| Cotton Operative | 2 |
| Farm Labourer | 2 |
| Labourer | 2 |
| Brick Layer | 2 |
| Shirt Collar Drassins | 2 |
| Maid Domestic | 1 |
| Cashier In A Draper Shop | 1 |
| Cotton Weaver | 1 |
| Joiner | 1 |
| Linen & Cotton Merchant | 1 |
| Mariner | 1 |
| Porter | 1 |
| Teacher In French | 1 |
| Weaver | 1 |
| Basket Maker Apprentice | 1 |
| Stone Mason | 1 |
| House Wife | 1 |
| Rivetter Apprentice | 1 |
| Second Officer | 1 |
| Shipyard Labourer | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Potier | 36 |
| John Potier | 31 |
| Mary Potier | 29 |
| Charles Potier | 23 |
| Elizabeth Potier | 23 |
| George Potier | 22 |
| Henry Potier | 19 |
| Alfred Potier | 18 |
| Lydia Potier | 14 |
| Robert Potier | 13 |
| Thomas Potier | 13 |
| Ada Potier | 11 |
| Alice Potier | 11 |
| Eliza Potier | 11 |
| Jane Potier | 11 |
| Sarah Potier | 11 |
| James Potier | 10 |
| Matilda Potier | 9 |
| Harry Potier | 8 |
| Herbert Potier | 8 |
| Ellen Potier | 7 |
| Emma Potier | 7 |
| Joseph Potier | 7 |
| Walter Potier | 7 |
| Frederick Potier | 6 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter | 67% | 10,646 |
| 2 | Petrie | 50% | 4,099 |
| 3 | Petre | 50% | 1,498 |
| 4 | Pater | 67% | 987 |
| 5 | Poter | 83% | 798 |
| 6 | Potier | 100% | 606 |
| 7 | Apter | 50% | 554 |
| 8 | Pooter | 67% | 341 |
| 9 | Peater | 50% | 221 |
| 10 | Pouter | 67% | 127 |
| 11 | Pietro | 33% | 100 |
The surname Potier is the 6th most popular variant of Peter.