Potterton Surname

263,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Potterton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Potterton,' a township in the parish of Barwick-in-Elmett, West Riding of Yorkshire.

1664. Baptised — Mathew, s. Mathew Potterton: St. James, Clerkenwell.

Potterton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6641:83,9139,238
United States3771:961,43071,554
Ireland1581:29,8032,648
South Africa1501:361,18532,866
Canada411:898,67368,969
Australia341:793,99150,673
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Wales61:515,75523,171
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland591:75,0825,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2561:95,2169,764
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Potterton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Potterton,' a township in the parish of Barwick-in-Elmett, West Riding of Yorkshire.

1664. Baptised — Mathew, s. Mathew Potterton: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Potterton (Yorks) = the Potter’s Place [v. under Potter, and + Old English tún, dwelling(s]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Potterton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Potterton is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Potterton? popularity and diffusion

Potterton is the 263,032nd most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,890,970 people. The last name Potterton is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Potterton live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.

Potterton is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 664 people, or 1 in 83,913. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Lincolnshire, where 23 percent live, Leicestershire, where 14 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Barring England Potterton exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Ireland, where 11 percent live.

Potterton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Potterton has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Potterton surname grew 259 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 673 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 268 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Potterton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Potterton last name is principally Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Potterton surname are 2.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.57% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Potterton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.87% more than the national average, earning 387,173 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 71.58% more than the national average, earning R 407,736 per year; in United States they earn 11.56% more than the national average, earning $48,139 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.1% less than the national average, earning $43,673 CAD per year.

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