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 last name Poots has its highest incidence in Northern Ireland. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Poots? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 350,215th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,993,806 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Poots reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 339 people, or 1 in 5,443. In Northern Ireland Poots is most numerous in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Not including Northern Ireland this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Poots Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Poots has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Poots last name increased 194 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 729 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 733 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poots Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Poots last name is chiefly Presbyterian (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Poots surname are 1.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.85% registered to vote for 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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