Pottenger Surname

346,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,055 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Pottenger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pottenger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8231:440,41237,866
Australia1941:139,15314,991
England161:3,482,379114,324
Wales121:257,87814,969
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1491:337,03826,036

Pottenger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pottenger is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pottenger? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pottenger is the 346,661st most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 6,907,626 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Pottenger are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Pottenger is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 823 people, or 1 in 440,412. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 12 percent live, Indiana, where 11 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States Pottenger exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 18 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Pottenger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pottenger has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 552 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 38 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pottenger Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pottenger surname are 23.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.62% being registered with the party.

Pottenger earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.09% more than the national average, earning $49,659 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potteinger951/
Potenger9410/
Pottnger943/
Pottener940/
Pottinger896,052/
Pettenger89420/
Pattenger895/
Pottenier891/
Potnger881/
Potenge881/
Poettinger8496/
Pottengi825/
Potinger824/
Pattener824/
Petenger822/
Poitnger821/
Pottinge821/
Pettnger821/
Pattenge820/
Ponger80162/
Pettinger782,985/
Pöttinger78754/
Puttinger78375/
Pojtinger78175/
Pattenier78131/
Poitinger78119/
Posteiner78100/
Poytinger7848/
Postinger7842/
Pattinger7837/
Potenzier783/
Potensier783/
Postenier781/
Pottineer781/
Postenear780/
Poisenger780/
Patenge75189/
Ponenge7574/
Potengy7552/
Potenga7552/
Potynge7550/
Potenze7520/
Potense7518/
Potence7516/
Potinge755/
Pongert754/
Phonger753/
Pottngi753/
Ponhger752/
Potengi751/
Patener751/
Ponttge751/
Posenge751/
Pongher750/
Postingher74320/
Postinguer749/
Potenziere742/
Poszteiner741/
Ponge712,216/
Patenere71133/
Petinger7175/
Pottinga7157/
Posinger7119/
Pothinge7113/
Potinier7112/
Potenguy7110/
Pottingi719/
Pottemgi714/
Pasenger713/
Pottenza713/
Poutenga712/
Poninger712/
Phongerd712/
Poongerd712/
Poindger711/
Potience711/
Potimger711/
Potuence711/
Pathenge711/
Pattinge711/
Potyoner711/
Patenier711/
Pötinger711/
Putinger711/
Postinge711/
Phongert711/
Patinger710/
Pattence710/
Passenger67740/
Panger67492/
Possinger67362/
Ponzer67315/
Poisinger67201/
Pasteiner67165/
Pongge67142/
Pattingre6793/
Potiniere6779/
Pánger6773/
Pustinger6765/
Poncer6764/
Patnge6755/
Phonge6749/
Ponser6726/
Pongie6721/
Pattinier6714/
Pojtingerová679/
Pongea679/
Poinegger677/
Ponget676/
Phathenge675/
Ponghe675/
Poinge672/
Pattience672/
Potthingi671/
Poutienga671/
Phothinge671/
Potinghie671/
Pongre671/
Ponnge671/
Pottenzza671/
Phostiner671/
Potenchei671/
Phonkgerd671/
Poitynher671/
Pongee670/
Pedtinger670/
Pohsinger670/
Pattenghi670/

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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 Pottenger
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