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Pot Name Meaning

French and Walloon: from the personal name Pot an Old French short form of Philipot itself a pet form of Philip . French and Walloon: metonymic occupational name for a potter from pot ‘pot’. Flemish and Dutch: variant of Pott Dutch (Van der Pot): topographic name for someone living on a low-lying plot from Low German dialect pōt ‘puddle’. English: very rare variant of Pott including as a cognate of 1 above. Cambodian: written ពត unexplained.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Port, Pott, Post, Pol, Polt, Po, Pont, Kot, Poth, Poh

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You can see how Pot families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Pot family name was found in the USA, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Pot families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 4 Pot families living in California. This was about 40% of all the recorded Pot's in USA. California had the highest population of Pot families in 1880.
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What did your Pot ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the USA named Pot. 100% of Pot men worked as a Farmer. .

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    100%
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Passenger Lists

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There are 5,000 military records available for the last name Pot. For the veterans among your Pot ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Pot lifespan?

Between 1970 and 2004, in the United States, Pot life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1997, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Pot in 1970 was 77, and 101 in 2004.

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