Cotton Forename

240,570th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,100 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Cotton Forename Definition:

A Usage name, meaning: Aside from the old provincial and modern colloquial use of this word as a verb, it appears to have no other meaning save as a vegetable fiber and the fabrics manufactured from it. As a name, in this country it will be associated always with Cotton Mather, who, in Puritan times, distinguished himself by his hunting down of witches in New England.

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Cotton Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
84%
 
7771:466,58612,604
Egypt
100%
1081:850,93516,903
India
100%
621:19,594,806466,679
Zimbabwe
80%
 
341:453,64221,207
Canada
 
67%
171:1,949,02229,319
Pakistan
71%
 
121:16,196,47390,643
China-111:124,186,88965,712
Philippines
60%
 
71:15,144,211189,875
Zambia-51:3,170,95926,788
Switzerland-51:1,642,69915,939
Australia-41:3,414,40625,298
Ethiopia
100%
41:24,390,03319,296
England-41:13,900,73089,263
DR Congo
100%
41:18,456,90195,891
Bangladesh-41:39,865,34224,379
South Korea-31:1,848,14023,578
South Africa
100%
31:18,177,550242,026
Hong Kong-31:2,584,24211,307
Papua New Guinea
50%
 
21:4,076,157155,819
Italy
59%
 
21:30,531,04557,596
Taiwan-21:11,884,841132,786
France-21:33,235,17058,100
Uganda
50%
 
21:20,478,46091,660
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Thailand-11:70,065,813391,235
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Scotland-11:5,350,36624,769
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Peru-11:31,791,454110,866
Nigeria
100%
11:177,564,360489,087
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Israel
100%
11:8,402,91845,019
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Germany
100%
11:96,677,87695,912
Georgia-11:3,738,46629,095
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Cameroon-11:21,610,503119,836
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606

Cotton (69,003) may also be a surname.

Cotton Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Usage name, meaning: Aside from the old provincial and modern colloquial use of this word as a verb, it appears to have no other meaning save as a vegetable fiber and the fabrics manufactured from it. As a name, in this country it will be associated always with Cotton Mather, who, in Puritan times, distinguished himself by his hunting down of witches in New England.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Cotton Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chotton92191/
Scotton9248/
Cottone9246/
Coitton924/
Ccotton921/
Coton91127/
Chhotton8625/
Chottton861/
Choton835,032/
Coston83285/
Kotton8369/
Cotong8343/
Catton8314/
Cottan835/
Cotone834/
Sotton834/
Jotton832/
Cottom832/
Couton831/
Cothon831/
Cohton831/
Coiton831/
Cutton831/
Chhottoon801/
Chhoton772,452/
Cottang77359/
Chottan77313/
Sotthon7776/
Choiton7760/
Chatton7747/
Costone778/
Chotoon775/
Chouton775/
Couston775/
Chooton774/
Cattong774/
Jostton773/
Couttan773/
Chotoun773/
Scatton772/
Chutton772/
Cuttone772/
Chottun772/
Castton771/
Choyton771/
Couhton771/
Cohttan771/
Coiston771/
Cootoon771/
Scottan771/
Joitton771/
Soton732,009/
Joton73623/
Koton73585/
Caton73341/
Cotan7324/
Zoton737/
Cuton735/
Cotun731/
Cotón731/
Costatin716,431/
Chhottan713,416/
Cattuong718/
Chatthon717/
Tchotoun717/
Chhutton716/
Chhottun715/
Khotthon714/
Chattoon713/
Chothoon712/
Chuttoon711/
Chouttan711/
Chhooton711/
Chhotoun711/
Chhatton711/
Couttane711/
Cotatinn711/
Costaten711/
Scottann711/
Jhoutton711/
Chotan6716,016/
Caston673,025/
Costan672,079/
Joyton671,303/
Sothon67952/
Kottan67621/
Custon67492/
Chaton67490/
Joston67477/
Cattan67434/
Chuton67389/
Suoton67215/
Kouton67161/
Joiton6798/
Satton6779/
Kotone6776/
Soiton6776/
Jhoton6767/
Cotang6754/
Jatton6747/
Zoyton6740/
Costom6740/
Sottan6733/
Khoton6731/
Catong6728/
Cuttan6728/
Zatton6726/
Cotane6725/
Cathon6724/
Chotun6721/
Catone6720/
Chhottane6720/
Ketton6718/
Chhoottan6717/
Jothon6717/
Kutton6716/
Catoon6713/
Jottan679/
Catont677/
Cattom677/
Cothan677/
Chhottann677/
Katton677/
Jotong677/
Kohton676/
Cauton675/
Cottam675/
Sooton675/
Chhotthan674/
Kgoton674/
Kothon674/
Zoston674/
Jotone674/
Tsuton673/
Kotoun673/
Zoiton673/
Cutone673/
Caeton673/
Cattun672/
Cotant672/
Djoton672/
Jouton672/
Costão671/
Ceuton671/
Cadton671/
Ciaton671/
Choutoune671/
Chhootoon671/
Chhotttan671/
Ccotan671/
Cazton671/
Catoun671/
Cattón671/
Coytan671/
Coïtan671/
Cotoum671/
Cohtan671/
Coitan671/
Costautin671/
Costhatin671/
Tchouttom671/
Soyton671/
Tzaton671/
Sohton671/
Zotoon671/
Kotoin671/
Koyton671/
Koiton671/
Johton671/
Jototn671/
Jotoun671/
Qouton671/
Quoton671/
Kooton671/
Ciuton671/

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