| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 9 |
| Essex | 6 |
| Gloucestershire | 2 |
| Hampshire | 12 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 4 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 13 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 1 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 7 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 1 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 4 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 10 |
| Watch Maker | 4 |
| Baker | 3 |
| General Labourer | 3 |
| Draper | 2 |
| None | 2 |
| Watchmaker's Daur | 2 |
| Domestic Servant | 2 |
| Dress Maker | 1 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 1 |
| Buyer And Salesman To Shipper Merchant | 1 |
| General Servant | 1 |
| Teacher Languages | 1 |
| Boiler Fireman Stoker | 1 |
| General Servant Domestic | 1 |
| Commercial Clerk | 1 |
| Cab Driver | 1 |
| Clerk In Iron Works | 1 |
| Coal Miner | 1 |
| Coal Miners Wife | 1 |
| Farm Labourer | 1 |
| Farm Labourer Wife | 1 |
| Butcher | 1 |
| Cook Domestic | 1 |
| Veterinary Surgeon Assistant | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Poter | 48 |
| Mary Poter | 47 |
| John Poter | 41 |
| Elizabeth Poter | 37 |
| Sarah Poter | 36 |
| James Poter | 30 |
| George Poter | 24 |
| Thomas Poter | 23 |
| Joseph Poter | 19 |
| Henry Poter | 18 |
| Eliza Poter | 16 |
| Ann Poter | 15 |
| Charles Poter | 15 |
| Jane Poter | 15 |
| Robert Poter | 14 |
| Frederick Poter | 12 |
| Richard Poter | 12 |
| Annie Poter | 11 |
| Ellen Poter | 11 |
| Emma Poter | 11 |
| Martha Poter | 11 |
| Emily Poter | 10 |
| Albert Poter | 9 |
| Edward Poter | 9 |
| Samuel Poter | 9 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Potter | 83% | 130,085 |
| 2 | Peter | 80% | 10,646 |
| 3 | Petrie | 33% | 4,099 |
| 4 | Petre | 40% | 1,498 |
| 5 | Pater | 80% | 987 |
| 6 | Poter | 100% | 798 |
| 7 | Potier | 83% | 606 |
| 8 | Apter | 60% | 554 |
| 9 | Pooter | 83% | 341 |
| 10 | Peater | 67% | 221 |
| 11 | Pouter | 83% | 127 |
| 12 | Pietro | 33% | 100 |
The surname Poter is the 6th most popular variant of Potter.