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Where Does The Last Name Potterson Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Potterson is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potterson? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 6,723,624^th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Potterson occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Potterson live; 38 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England it is most frequent in: Lincolnshire, where 33 percent are found, Greater London, where 33 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 33 percent are found. Outside of England this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Belgium, where 13 percent are found.

Potterson Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Potterson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Potterson Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Methodist (50%) in Ireland.