Potts Family History
Potts Name Meaning
English and Scottish: patronymic from Pott 1, particularly
common in northeastern England.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Potts
Name Distribution of Potts Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Potts families
 753 - 1,503  252 - 752 |
 1 - 251  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Potts families
|
71 - 140 24 - 70 |
1 - 23 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Potts census records
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Potts Family Origin
Potts Emigration Information (US)
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You can find out when most of the Potts families immigrated
to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Potts Emigration Information (AU)
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You can find out when most of the Potts families immigrated
to Australia.
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port of arrival and destination.
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Potts Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Potts census records
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Military Service by Potts
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