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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Potter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:
England & Wales
Scotland
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
You can see how Potter families moved over time by selecting different Census years.
Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, occupation and value of personal estate.
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Potter Family Origin
Potter Emigration Information (US)
Click on a circle in the chart to view Potter emigration records
You can find out when most of the Potter families immigrated
to the United States.
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Emigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival and destination.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Potter Emigration Information (AU)
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You can find out when most of the Potter families immigrated
to Australia.
You can focus your search to emigration records dating from that era.
Emigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival and destination.
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Potter Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Potter census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Potter ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
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Military Service by Potter
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1889 Threads, 30
Messages
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Potter.
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