Cognomen Poteat (Poteat 
) , in all the world, is quite a rare surname. The surname Poteat is characteristic of the United States, where it is a rare surname, New Zealand, and Canada, where it is a very rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in the United States, China, and Canada.
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| Poteat | Canada, New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom, China |
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ida isabella poteat American painter, US (b. 1858) |
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| william louis poteat American academic, US (b. 1856) |
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| edwin mcneill poteat born 1861; died 1937 (b. 1861) |
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| hubert mcneill poteat American classical philologist, US (b. 1886) |
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| edwin mcneill poteat born 1892; died 1955, US (b. 1892) |
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| j. douglass poteat (b. 1903) |
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| william h. poteat American philosopher, CN (b. 1919) |
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joshua poteat American writer |
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| s. eugene poteat CIA executive, US (b. 1930) |
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| hank poteat player of American football, US (b. 1977) |
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| mylyjael poteat college basketball player (2020–202_) Rice |
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| tonia poteat researcher |
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| henry poteat college basketball player (1972–1974) West Chester |
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| v paul poteat researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-0289-9289) |
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