In Croatia, Potz families are Croats (from Osijek ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and Virovitica.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Potz live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (<5), Osijek (<5), and in Petrinja (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Potz (including: Pootz , Pottz ) is present in 11 countries on three continents. The family name "Potz " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 200 in Germany , and some 70 people in Poland. "Pottz " is used by few people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.
