Origins of the Potts surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1908North West 1487Isle of Man 9Yorkshire 1002East Midlands 379West Midlands 1167East 221London 1934South East 364South West 100South Wales 47Mid Wales 13West Wales 6North Wales 36Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pottses lived in london

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    13,000 Potts Travel & migration records
    99,000 Pottses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Potts

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    436th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Potts surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Potts first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Pottses

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Pottses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    401

    Domestic Servant

    225

    Cotton Weaver

    203

    General Servant Domestic

    191

    Laundress

    186

    Common male occupations for Pottses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    640

    General Labourer

    332

    Farmer

    317

    Joiner

    255

    Coal Miner Hewer

    241

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