Potter

English, Dutch, and north German surname, from the noun pot.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Stoke-on-Trent?”)

Potter (plural Potters)

1. A person from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
2. (soccer) someone connected with Stoke City Football Club (in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK), as a fan, player, coach etc.

Potter (countable and uncountable, plural Potters)

1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a potter.
2. A placename
   1. A number of places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community and township in Polk County, Arkansas.
      2. A village in Cheyenne County, Nebraska.
      3. A town in Yates County, New York.
      4. A township in Barnes County, North Dakota.
      5. Two townships in Pennsylvania, in Beaver County and Centre County.
      6. A village in Calumet County, Wisconsin.
   2. Ellipsis of Potter County.