Poots Surname

350,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,042 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Poots Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poots Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland3391:5,4431,022
Netherlands2261:74,72212,660
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
England1241:449,33929,774
Australia951:284,16525,304
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Scotland221:243,35512,191
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Norway131:395,56035,657
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1811:24,4742,667
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Poots Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Poots Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Poots is held by more people in Northern Ireland than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poots? popularity and diffusion

The last name Poots is the 350,215th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 6,993,806 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Poots reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most common in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 339 people, or 1 in 5,443. In Northern Ireland it is primarily found in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Northern Ireland Poots occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Poots Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Poots has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Poots last name grew 194 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 729 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 733 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poots Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Poots surname are 1.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.85% being registered with the political party.

The amount Poots earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 99.77% more than the national average, earning 691,356 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.15% less than the national average, earning R 132,720 per year; in United States they earn 8.83% more than the national average, earning $46,960 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.2% more than the national average, earning $57,731 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poodts9146/
Pootts910/
Poot8949,577/
Poos892,536/
Pots891,492/
Potts8078,366/
Potse80770/
Pooth80553/
Poets80367/
Poths80341/
Poosz80171/
Poost80167/
Pootz80141/
Poodt80133/
Pouts8082/
Poote8061/
Poose8035/
Poosh8025/
Pohts8022/
Poits8015/
Phoot807/
Poott803/
Posts803/
Pooss801/
Potsh801/
Pot7516,485/
Poo758,897/
Pos755,502/
Potsch73618/
Pfouts73281/
Poedts73115/
Poosch7352/
Poists7317/
Poytes7315/
Pooshs7311/
Poites7310/
Poothe736/
Pottss735/
Bpotts732/
Photse732/
Poutts731/
Phoose731/
Phoote731/
Phooth731/
Pootth731/
Pootch730/
Photts730/
Phouts730/
Pootze730/
Post6765,601/
Puot6747,308/
Pote6746,429/
Phoo6713,389/
Pott6711,353/
Pose679,389/
Pooe676,676/
Poth675,749/
Poss675,596/
Puts672,767/
Pous672,440/
Posh671,371/
Pats671,335/
Phot671,113/
Potz671,084/
Poetsch67983/
Pout67765/
Pois67670/
Pood67536/
Poit67450/
Poox67336/
Posz67301/
Pocs67288/
Podt67247/
Pods67111/
Pohs6793/
Potì6781/
Phos6751/
Potzsch6748/
Pfoo6738/
Poys6732/
Poës6729/
Pooj6726/
Poht6725/
Püts6723/
Pooz6722/
Poët6718/
Pooa6716/
Pooy6715/
Poitsch6714/
Pooß6712/
Hpoo6710/
Poop677/
Pooc676/
Počs675/
Posp674/
Potsova674/
Pooú674/
Posd673/
Photshe673/
Poutsch672/
Poosová672/
Vpoo672/
Bpos672/
Ppoo672/
Pojs672/
Puos671/
Poxs671/
Poyt671/
Pgot671/
Hpos671/
Pfos671/
Potp671/
Pooë671/
Posx671/
Potd671/
Potx671/
Vpot671/
Hpot671/
Potsche670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poots
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