How common is the surname Pottinger?

1,164 people in the United States had the surname Pottinger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 265,245 Americans. It ranked 22,183rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pottinger?

Henry Pottinger, British colonial administrator (1789–1856), first governor of Hong Kong, followed by Matthew Pottinger.

Where is the surname Pottinger most common?

Wikidata records people named Pottinger in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United States.

Is the surname Pottinger getting more or less common?

More common. 917 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,164 in 2010, up 27%.

The surname Pottinger

A surname, carried by 1,164 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P352

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pottinger is more common than 86.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,164 people named Pottinger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 265,245 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 917.

#22,183

rank among US surnames

1,164

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+26.9%

change since 2000 (was #25,356)

Who is named Pottinger

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

49% of people named Pottinger identified as white (not Hispanic), 44% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 49%
Black (not Hispanic) 44%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3%
Two or more races 2.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pottingers

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Henry Pottinger
British colonial administrator (1789–1856), first governor of Hong Kong
Matthew Pottinger
American journalist, Marine Corps officer, and former government official (born 1973)
Eldred Pottinger
British artillerist and adventurer (1811–1843)
Allison Pottinger
American curler, born 1973

Notable Pottingers come mostly from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (2) and the United States (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pottinger

Pittenger

Pottinger has the Soundex code P352, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P352.

Questions

How common is the surname Pottinger?: 1,164 people in the United States had the surname Pottinger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 265,245 Americans. It ranked 22,183rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pottinger?: In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Pottinger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 44% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pottinger?: Henry Pottinger, British colonial administrator (1789–1856), first governor of Hong Kong, followed by Matthew Pottinger.
Where is the surname Pottinger most common?: Wikidata records people named Pottinger in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United States.
Is the surname Pottinger getting more or less common?: More common. 917 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,164 in 2010, up 27%.