How common is the last name Potter?

68,997 people in the United States have the last name Potter, about 1 in 4,332. It ranks #471 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

POTTER

#471

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
68,997
About
1 in 4,332
This common or more
31.3%
Who bears it

Of the 68,997 people with the last name Potter, 85.7% reported their origin as White, 5.1% as Black and 4.2% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Potter

#469 Goodman · 69,577#470 Colon · 68,998#472 Goodwin · 68,963#473 Suarez · 68,838

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Potter, most common first.

#35,521 Potier · 682#108,023 Poter · 175#131,805 Poetter · 134#131,805 Pottier · 134

Also a first name

As a first name, Potter ranks #45,015 of 53,615, with 152 people. See Potter as a first name

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