Potier History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Potier

What does the name Potier mean?

The Potier 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 Potier family

The surname Potier 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 Potier family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Potier research. Another 51 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1618, 1648, 1693, 1699, 1708, 1768, 1772, 1781 and 1830 are included under the topic Early Potier History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Potier 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 Potier family

Nicolas Potier de Novion (1618-1693), a French magistrate of the Ancien Regime
Robert Joseph Pothier (1699-1772), a French jurist. Pierre-Philippe Potier (1708-1781), was a Belgian Jesuit priest and lexicographer. Joseph Potier (1768-1830) was a French privateer and slave trader...

Potier Ranking

In France, the name Potier is the 397^th most popular surname with an estimated 10,723 people with that name. 1

Potier migration to the United States +

Potier Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Charlotte Potier, aged 41, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1785 2
Marie Henriette Potier, aged 46, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1785 2
Pierre Potier, aged 45, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1785 2
Thomas Potier, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1794

Potier migration to Canada +

Potier Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Etienne Potier, who arrived in Quebec in 1670 from Isle de France
Jean Baptiste Potier, who arrived in Quebec from Orleannais in 1688

Contemporary Notables of the name Potier (post 1700) +

Pierre Potier (1934-2006), French pharmacist, Director of the Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles (1974 to 2000)
Jérôme Potier (b. 1962), French former tennis player
Dominique Potier (b. 1954), French politician
Charles Potier (1806-1870), French actor and playwright
Benoît Potier (b. 1957), French businessman, CEO of the French multinational industrial gas company Air Liquide (2006-2022)
Alfred Potier (1840-1905), French polymath who contributed to many theoretical and practical fields of science
Paul Potier (b. 1954), Canadian professional pool player
Edgard Potier (1903-1944), Belgian military officer who organized an MI9 escape and evasion network, known as Mission Martin in Belgium during World War II
Melanie Susan Potier (1947-1981), better known as Suki Potier, an English model

Sources +

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)