Poth

Poth is a German family name .

Meaning and origin

• Poth is a professional name in Middle High German bote with the meaning "messenger".

Well-known namesake

• Brian Poth (* 1975), American actor
• Chlodwig Poth (1930-2004), German satirist, draftsman, caricaturist and comic artist
• Hans-Dieter Poth , German Brigadier General and Military Attaché
• Karl August Poth (1895–1960), German politician (SPD) and member of the Lower Saxony state parliament

Others

• Poth is a place in Wilson County in the US state of Texas.

See also

• Pooth
• Poot

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Duden - Familiennames , Dudenverlag, Mannheim-Leipzig-Vienna-Zurich, 2005, ISBN 3-411-70852-2 , p. 515.