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.
Discover how your Potts ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 37 |
| Buckinghamshire | 13 |
| Berkshire | 28 |
| Cambridgeshire | 39 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 1,144 |
| Cornwall | 11 |
| Cumberland | 280 |
| Derbyshire | 290 |
| Devon | 30 |
| Dorset | 10 |
| Durham | 1,299 |
| Essex | 135 |
| Gloucestershire | 22 |
| Hampshire | 111 |
| Herefordshire | 18 |
| Hertfordshire | 23 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 9 |
| Isle of Man | 7 |
| Kent | 213 |
| Lancashire | 1,112 |
| Leicestershire | 14 |
| Lincolnshire | 98 |
| London | 631 |
| Middlesex | 86 |
| Northumberland | 947 |
| Norfolk | 2 |
| Northamptonshire | 25 |
| Nottinghamshire | 97 |
| Oxfordshire | 6 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 9 |
| Shropshire | 123 |
| Suffolk | 16 |
| Somerset | 24 |
| Surrey | 62 |
| Sussex | 30 |
| Staffordshire | 735 |
| Warwickshire | 100 |
| Westmorland | 16 |
| Wiltshire | 5 |
| Worcestershire | 123 |
| Yorkshire | 742 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 5 |
| Cardiganshire | 8 |
| Carnarvonshire | 4 |
| Carmarthenshire | 9 |
| Denbighshire | 19 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 20 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 10 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,435 |
| Coal Miner | 206 |
| General Labourer | 128 |
| Domestic Servant | 95 |
| Labourer | 73 |
| Dress Maker | 72 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 61 |
| Cotton Weaver | 58 |
| Living On Own Means | 58 |
| Farmer | 57 |
| General Servant Domestic | 43 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 43 |
| Joiner | 41 |
| Farm Labourer | 40 |
| General Servant | 39 |
| Blacksmith | 37 |
| Farm Servant | 35 |
| House Keeper | 34 |
| Clerk | 32 |
| Laundress | 29 |
| Silk Weaver | 26 |
| Butcher | 25 |
| Bricklayer | 20 |
| Iron Moulder | 20 |
| Silk Winder | 20 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Potts | 4,575 |
| John Potts | 4,352 |
| William Potts | 4,175 |
| Elizabeth Potts | 3,026 |
| Thomas Potts | 2,939 |
| Sarah Potts | 2,312 |
| James Potts | 2,278 |
| George Potts | 2,225 |
| Jane Potts | 1,746 |
| Ann Potts | 1,714 |
| Joseph Potts | 1,527 |
| Margaret Potts | 1,375 |
| Robert Potts | 1,316 |
| Henry Potts | 1,024 |
| Annie Potts | 978 |
| Hannah Potts | 970 |
| Charles Potts | 928 |
| Samuel Potts | 788 |
| Alice Potts | 748 |
| Ellen Potts | 681 |
| Eliza Potts | 672 |
| Edward Potts | 653 |
| Emma Potts | 644 |
| Isabella Potts | 574 |
| Martha Potts | 571 |
| 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 |
The surname Potts is the most popular version of all its varients