Where Does the Potts Surname Come From?

Genealogists group Potts with Potter. Its meaning, shared with Potter, is “Potter, maker of pots”.

• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.
• Names that sound alike, such as Pitts, are easily confused in old records.
• Related forms: Potters, Pottere and Poter.
• Records show Potts as one of the forms Potter took over time.
• About 38,277 people in the United States were recorded as Potts in 2010, placing it 902 on the national list.

Family crest and blazon

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Potter surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Potts family name pack.