Pottie Surname
Approximately 1,509 people bear this surname
Pottie Surname Definition:
Alexander Pottie, trade burgess of Aberdeen, 1671 (ROA., I, p. 136), George Pottie, gerdener at Kirkcudbright, 1787 (Kirkcudbright.)
Pottie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 657 | 1:56,082 | 6,629 |
| Belgium | 348 | 1:33,036 | 5,369 |
| France | 273 | 1:243,307 | 37,643 |
| United States | 55 | 1:6,590,162 | 310,708 |
| Australia | 35 | 1:771,306 | 49,759 |
| Scotland | 34 | 1:157,465 | 9,168 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Northern Ireland | 16 | 1:115,315 | 6,804 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 12 | 1:113,665 | 7,200 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 103 | 1:36,342 | 2,873 |
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Pottié (57) & Pottiè (1) are calculated separately.
Pottie (76) may also be a first name.
Pottie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Alexander Pottie, trade burgess of Aberdeen, 1671 (ROA., I, p. 136), George Pottie, gerdener at Kirkcudbright, 1787 (Kirkcudbright.)
Pottie Demographics
Pottie Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Pottie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pottie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pottie is borne by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Pottié or Pottiè. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pottie? popularity and diffusion
Pottie is the 260,307th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,829,388 people. The last name Pottie is mostly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Pottie are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,107,702nd most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 76 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 657 people, or 1 in 56,082. In Canada Pottie is primarily found in: Nova Scotia, where 71 percent are found, Ontario, where 10 percent are found and British Columbia, where 7 percent are found. Barring Canada it is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 23 percent are found and France, where 18 percent are found.
Pottie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Pottie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pottie surname increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 223 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Pottie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Baptist (75%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Pottie last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Pottie earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 1202.91% more than the national average, earning S/. 252,569 per year; in South Africa they earn 23.69% less than the national average, earning R 181,332 per year; in United States they earn 17.66% less than the national average, earning $35,528 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.33% less than the national average, earning $43,060 CAD per year.
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