How common is the surname Potts?

38,277 people in the United States had the surname Potts in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,066 Americans. It ranked 902nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Potts?

Annie Potts, American actress, followed by Alec Potts.

Where is the surname Potts most common?

Wikidata records people named Potts in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Potts getting more or less common?

More common. 37,687 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 38,277 in 2010, up 1.6%.

The surname Potts

A surname, carried by 38,277 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P320

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Potts is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 38,277 people named Potts in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,066 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 37,687.

#902

rank among US surnames

38,277

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #832)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#893	Vaughan	38,830	7,951
#894	Herring	38,733	7,971
#895	McKay	38,681	7,982
#896	Espinosa	38,667	7,985
#897	Rivers	38,662	7,986
#898	Farley	38,528	8,014
#899	Bernard	38,512	8,017

Who is named Potts

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

80% of people named Potts identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pottss

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Annie Potts
American actress, born 1952
Alec Potts
Australian archer, born 1996
Sarah-Jane Potts
British actress, born 1976
Michael Potts
American actor, born 1962
Richard Potts
American judge (1753-1808)
Richard Potts
American archaeologist, prehistorian, anthropologist and paleoanthropologist, born 1953

Notable Pottss come mostly from the United States (4), Australia (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Potts

Potts has the Soundex code P320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P320.

Questions

How common is the surname Potts?: 38,277 people in the United States had the surname Potts in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,066 Americans. It ranked 902nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Potts?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Potts identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Potts?: Annie Potts, American actress, followed by Alec Potts.
Where is the surname Potts most common?: Wikidata records people named Potts in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Potts getting more or less common?: More common. 37,687 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 38,277 in 2010, up 1.6%.