Pottinger Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Arms linked to Potter and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Meaning of the name

The spelling Pottinger grew out of Potter, an English surname with a long paper trail. The family name meaning is “Potter, maker of pots”, the same as for Potter.

Before spelling was fixed, Potter was also written Pottinger. Other spellings include Potters, Pottere and Poter. About 1,164 people in the United States were recorded as Pottinger in 2010, placing it 22,183 on the national list.

Research your Pottinger family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.