Pottage Surname

424,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pottage Surname Definition:

Metonymic for Pottinger, q.v.

Pottage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4061:137,23713,423
Canada1761:209,35020,314
Australia961:281,20525,117
United States641:5,663,421279,165
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Wales121:257,87814,969
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3021:80,7138,671
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Pottage Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Metonymic for Pottinger, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the French, Potiez; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Pottage Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pottage is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pottage.

How Common Is The Last Name Pottage? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pottage is the 424,145th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,930,816 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Pottage are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 406 people, or 1 in 137,237. In England it is most frequent in: Lincolnshire, where 17 percent reside, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 12 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 9 percent reside. Barring England it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Pottage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pottage has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 134 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 492 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 440 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pottage Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pottage are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pottage earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.96% less than the national average, earning R 185,448 per year; in United States they earn 8.43% more than the national average, earning $46,788 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.42% more than the national average, earning $49,891 CAD per year.

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