Family name Pottinger (Pottinger 
) , across the world, is quite a rare surname. The cognomen Pottinger is characteristic of British Virgin Islands, where it is quite a common surname, Jamaica, and Austria, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United States, Jamaica, and the United Kingdom. Very seldom, Pottinger is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Pottinger | Jamaica, Canada, United Kingdom, United States, Austria |
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henry pottinger 1st Governor of Hong Kong (1789-1856), GB (b. 1789) |
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| caroline richmond pottinger (1828-1901) (b. 1828) |
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| frederick pottinger Australian police officer, AU (b. 1831) |
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| henry pottinger British barrister (b. 1834) |
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r. peter pottinger New Zealand entomologist, NZ (b. 1934) |
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| cecil pottinger (b. 1894) |
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| william george pottinger British fraudster (b. 1906) |
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| david pottinger Jamaican artist (1911-2004), JM (b. 1911) |
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| jackie pottinger Welsh boxer, GB (b. 1913) |
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| don pottinger British artist (1919-1986), GB (b. 1919) |
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allison pottinger American curler, US (b. 1973) |
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matthew pottinger American journalist, Marine Corps officer and former Deputy National Security Advisor, US (b. 1973) |
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| ron pottinger (b. 1919) |
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| sonia pottinger Jamaican reggae record producer, JM (b. 1931) |
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jason pottinger Canadian football player, CA (b. 1983) |
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