Last Name POTTINGER

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Meaning The potager, a maker of pottage, i.e. thick soup or broth, a favourite mess in older days. The intrusive 'n' is regular. From his knowledge of herbs the potager gradually became looked upon as a 'medicine man,' or herbalist.
An apothecary is so called in Scotland.
Origin English, Irish, Hungarian

Rank 25,356 (2000 US census) 21,317 (1990 US census)
Count 917 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 57.36%, or 526 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 37.51%, or 344 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.4%, or 22 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.07%, or 19 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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