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Pott History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Germany

The German surname Pott comes from the Middle Low German word "pot," meaning "a pot;" as such, it was likely an occupational name for a potter.

Early Origins of the Pott family

The surname Pott was first found in East Prussia, where the name Pott came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as numerous branches of the same house acquired distant estates, some of which were located in other countries. Through the acquisition of these estates as well as their important contributions to society, the family successfully elevated their social status.

Early History of the Pott family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pott research. Another 140 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1502, 1715 and 1744 are included under the topic Early Pott History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pott Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pott, Pot, Potte, Potts, Pottes, Pots, Potes, Pottz, Pottez, Poott, Pootts, Bott, Botts, Botz and many more.

Early Notables of the Pott family

Notables bearing the name Pott of this period include

the Pott family of Prussia

Pott migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pott Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Dr. John Pott, who arrived in Virginia in 1620 aboard the ship "George", he received a pardon in 1630 being the only Dr. in Virginia
Mrs. Elizabeth Pott, who arrived in Virginia in 1620 aboard the ship "George" 1
Francis Pott, who landed in Maryland or Virginia in 1648 1
Lucretia Pott, who arrived in Virginia in 1652 1
Hattill Pott, who arrived in Virginia in 1653 1
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Pott Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Degenhart Pott, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1734 1
Johann Wilhelm Pott, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1734 1
Wilhelmus Pott, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1734 1
William Pott, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1743 1
Georg Pott, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1754 1
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Pott Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Cath Pott, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1803 1
Frantz Pott, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1803 1
Gideon Pott, who landed in New York in 1810 1
John Pott, aged 36, who landed in New York in 1812 1
Sophia A Dorothea Pott, who arrived in America in 1846 1
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Pott migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Pott Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

George Pott, a carpenter, who arrived in Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) sometime between 1825 and 1832
William Kellow Pott, aged 22, a carpenter, who arrived in South Australia in 1854 aboard the ship "Star Queen" 2

Pott migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 3

Pott Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Mr. William Pott, (b. 1617), aged 18, British settler travelling from London, England aboard the ship "Alexander" arriving in Barbados in 1635 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Pott (post 1700) +

John Francis Pott (b. 1935), American professional golfer
Fritz Pott (b. 1939), retired German football player and coach
August Friedrich Pott (1808-1887), German pioneer in linguistics
Joseph Holden Pott (1759-1847), English prelate, Archdeacon of London, son of Percivall Pott, the surgeon
Francis Pott (b. 1957), British composer, pianist, senior academic and university administrator
John Pott, physician and Colonial Governor of Virginia at the Jamestown settlement in the Virginia Colony in the early 17th century
Percivall Pott (1714-1788), English physician and surgeon, one of the founders of orthopedy

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
South Australian Register Monday 1st January 1855. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Star Queen 1854. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/starqueen1854.shtml
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
Pilgrim Ship Lists Early 1600's retrieved 28th September 2021 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm