The Pottier surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 115 people carried this name — #144,141 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is down 3% from 119 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 6,400 people named Pottier.
43 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 90 départements, most often Nord.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 609 people named Pottier live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
44 people named Pottier live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Valais.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Pottier,
with a public archive behind them.
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François Pottier 1726–1792 · Latin Catholic bishop -
Eugène Pottier 1816–1887 · writer -
Fernand Pottier 1838–1922 · priest -
André Pottier 1756–1842 · politician
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Paul Nicaise Pottier 1778–1842 · engineer
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Adrien-Félix Pottier 1792–1855 · judge
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Pottier.
When the index is not enough
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