Potter Family History
Potter Name Meaning
English, Dutch, and North German (Pötter): occupational
name for a maker of drinking and storage vessels, from an agent
derivative of Middle English, Middle Low German pot. In the
Middle Ages the term covered workers in metal as well as earthenware
and clay.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Potter
Name Distribution of Potter Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Potter families
 716 - 1,429  239 - 715 |
 1 - 238  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Potter families
|
1,244 - 2,486 415 - 1,243 |
1 - 414 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Potter families
|
126 - 250 43 - 125 |
1 - 42 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Potter census records
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Potter Family Origin
Potter Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Potter families immigrated
to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Potter
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Potter Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Potter census records
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Potter Civil War Service Records
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