Pottier History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

The Pottier surname comes from the Old French word "pot", meaning a "drinking vessel"; as such, it is thought to have been an occupational name for a maker of drinking or storage vessels.

Early Origins of the Pottier family

The surname Pottier was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where they held a family seat at Courcy, an ancient castle and dukedom that played such an important role in the defense of northern and eastern France. The house of Potier would eventually be elevated to the Dukes of Gevres, and the Dukes of Tresmes, and Gevres, who held a family seat in Brittany.

Early History of the Pottier family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pottier research. Another 51 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1618, 1648, 1693, 1699 and 1772 are included under the topic Early Pottier History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pottier Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Potier, Pottier, Potiere, Pothier, Pothiere, Poitiers, Poitier, De Potier and many more.

Early Notables of the Pottier family

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Pottier Ranking

In France, the name Pottier is the 391^st most popular surname with an estimated 10,798 people with that name. 1

Pottier migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pottier Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Anne Savary Pottier, aged 38, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1785 2

Pottier migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pottier Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. John Pottier U.E. who settled in Augusta, Ontario c. 1786 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Pottier (post 1700) +

Richard Pottier (1906-1994), Austrian-born French film director
René Pottier (b. 1879), French racing cyclist
Eugène Edine Pottier (1816-1887), French revolutionary socialist, poet, freemason and transport worker
Philippe Pottier (1938-1985), Swiss footballer who played from 1956 to 1973, member of the Switzerland National Team
Edmond François Paul Pottier (1855-1934), German art historian and archaeologist

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X