Potts Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Potts Name Meaning: A patronymic variant of 'Pott',an aphetic form of 'Philpott',which is a diminutive of 'Phillip'.Greek from Philein 'to love' + hippos 'horse'. Secondly it has a topogarphical meaning for someone who lived by a sunken formation in the ground.

The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin.The first recorded spelling is that of 'Godwin pot',dated 1115.

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Surname Distribution

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Potts Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Potts family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,115
Agricultural Labourer 107
Labourer 104
Coal Miner 83
Domestic Servant 73
General Servant 54
Cotton Weaver 53
House Keeper 51
Dress Maker 47
Joiner 44
Silk Weaver 44
Farm Servant 40
Miner 38
Servant 36
Blacksmith 31
Annuitant 26
Laundress 25
General Servant Domestic 23
Farmer 22
Collier 21
Butcher 20
Stone Mason 20
Silk Piecer 18
Grocer 17
Shoe Maker 17

Potts Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Potts 100% 64,750
2 Pitts 80% 21,739
3 Petts 80% 6,842
4 Patts 80% 1,661
5 Pittis 67% 632
6 Pots 80% 409
7 Pottes 83% 266
8 Pettis 67% 250
9 Putts 80% 101

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