Pottier Surname

29,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,998 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pottier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pottier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France15,3881:4,317336
Belgium1,1391:10,0941,440
South Africa3171:170,90818,978
Canada2251:163,75816,499
United States2001:1,812,295118,682
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Australia841:321,37727,634
England841:663,31038,317
Switzerland701:117,32712,009
Luxembourg621:9,3641,516
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Mauritius61:215,5708,537
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Jersey71:7,4121,296
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Pottier Last Name Facts

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

Pottier occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pottier? popularity and diffusion

It is the 29,736th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 404,909 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Pottier are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

Pottier is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 15,388 people, or 1 in 4,317. In France it is most common in: Normandy, where 19 percent live, Pays de la Loire, where 18 percent live and Île-de-France, where 17 percent live. Other than France Pottier occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 6 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Pottier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pottier has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 290 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pottier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pottier surname are 12.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.38% registered with the political party.

The amount Pottier earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 28.33% more than the national average, earning R 304,956 per year; in United States they earn 8.73% less than the national average, earning $39,382 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.05% less than the national average, earning $48,664 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potthier9336/
Poittier934/
Pouttier934/
Posttier931/
Phottier930/
Potter92176,050/
Potier9217,994/
Pottie921,509/
Pottir921/
Pothier867,570/
Poitier861,803/
Pottiez861,383/
Poutier86695/
Pattier86543/
Poetter86456/
Postier86386/
Pettier86169/
Pottger8632/
Poitter868/
Potterr865/
Potties862/
Puotter862/
Potterd862/
Pottetr862/
Pottere862/
Potiher862/
Pottert861/
Potiere861/
Pottyer861/
Pottiee861/
Pottiet861/
Pottiée861/
Potgier861/
Poetier861/
Poutter860/
Potteer860/
Puttier860/
Pottear860/
Photter860/
Poter831,165/
Potie83696/
Potir833/
Pouthier80819/
Poustier8024/
Poithier8013/
Pothiere801/
Pattiere801/
Poutiere801/
D'Potter801/
Puotiere801/
Poitther801/
Potggier800/
Petter7713,109/
Putter775,721/
Pötter772,932/
Poster772,382/
Pütter771,102/
Potiez77641/
Pattie77628/
Patter77487/
Potere77458/
Patier77378/
Pooter77323/
Poiter77249/
Potjer77222/
Poeter7781/
Potger7770/
Potear7762/
Putier7760/
Pottié7757/
Pother7746/
Postir7738/
Postie7736/
Potuer7724/
Petier7723/
Pattir7721/
Poties7717/
Potire7716/
Poterr7714/
Potert7710/
Pouter777/
Poteer775/
Poyter774/
Pettir774/
Poteur774/
Photie773/
Pätter773/
Poutie772/
Poitir772/
Poteir771/
Pothir771/
Pottre771/
Potyer771/
Pétter771/
Potior771/
Pótter771/
Poitie771/
Põtter771/
Pottiè771/
Potieh771/
Potyie771/
Potjie771/
Pohter771/
Podter771/
Potiet770/
Pottye770/
Potterova751/
Potterová751/
Potthauer750/
Poustie71695/
Pastier71513/
Postert71490/
Pfoster71133/
Pathier71132/
Pochter71100/
Püttjer7187/
Pautier7178/
Poister7175/
Puthier7165/
Pöttger7154/
Potaire7147/
Poterre7118/
Peetter7117/
Puttere7116/
Phoster7116/
Pattiea7114/
Posster7114/
Posteur7114/
Puttjer7113/
Poether7112/
Pautter7110/
Pouster719/
Putiere719/
Posther717/
Potiyar715/
Pattoir714/
Pustier714/
Poshter713/
Potheir712/
Patties712/
Puttert712/
Poyster712/
Peetier712/
Posterz711/
Pattgir711/
Pouther711/
Phatter711/
Phutter711/
Pothyer711/
Pattire711/
Pettyer711/
Phother711/
Poitere711/
Poityie711/
Poddter711/
Poethir711/
Pöttjer711/
Posties711/
Poutere711/
Pothiez711/
Photiey711/
Phatier711/
Poother710/
Pastter710/
Paetter710/
Pattere710/
Phetter710/
Pohster710/
Pethier710/
Pothire710/
Patterd710/
Pooster710/
Peter671,201,067/
Patir6727,652/
Pater6714,227/
Potre671,307/
Pauthier67709/
Postaire67535/
Potye67350/
Patie67314/
Potje67308/
Pöter67298/
Puter67252/
Petir67194/
Páter67167/
Potié67116/
Poutoire67100/
Posteher6785/
Putir6737/
Poushter6726/
Patheier6717/
Pootjies679/
Poterova676/
Potji675/
Potirova673/
Pattheur673/
Potge673/
Pattiyar672/
Pãter672/
Pattihes671/
Patuhier671/
Püter671/
Postiére671/
Poteé671/
Pothiére671/
Potée671/
Potijitr671/
Pattawer671/
Postouer670/
Pouthies670/
Potthour670/
Potyr670/

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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 Pottier
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