Cooton Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Cooton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cooton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Cooton Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cooton Come From? nationality or country of origin

Cooton is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cooton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most prevalent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 42 percent of Cooton reside; 42 percent reside in Southern Africa and 42 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Cooton is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 100 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Cooton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cooton has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 56 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cooton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chooton925/
Cooston921/
Coton914,091/
Choothon861/
Chootone861/
Chootoun861/
Cotton8369,003/
Coston838,073/
Choton833,149/
Couton832,336/
Cotone83339/
Scoton83224/
Cotong8365/
Sooton8358/
Coiton8317/
Cothon8312/
Cootan832/
Csoton831/
Cuoton831/
Cootom831/
Coyton831/
Kooton831/
Choothonh802/
Cottone778,610/
Scotton774,623/
Couston771,139/
Couthon77477/
Chotton77397/
Coyston77206/
Coutton77184/
Chhoton77131/
Scouton7798/
Scothon7781/
Cottong7757/
Chootan7722/
Coutone7713/
Tchoton7710/
Khooton779/
Costone777/
Cottoon776/
Chothon776/
Choiton775/
Cotoong774/
Cottonn773/
Coiston773/
Chotoon773/
Cotonne772/
Costton771/
Coddton771/
Coethon771/
Dcotton771/
Coutoun771/
Scohton771/
Chouton771/
Costoin771/
Cottont771/
Coothom771/
Soothon771/
Cootang771/
Cotosen771/
Cothong771/
Kootong771/
Coutont770/
Cotoine770/
Caton7314,954/
Soton734,826/
Cotom734,128/
Cotan732,304/
Koton73455/
Cotun73307/
Joton7351/
Cuton7345/
Cotán7317/
Cotón7314/
Zoton735/
Cotàn731/
Choithon71119/
Coutoune71117/
Ciottone7140/
Chhotton7129/
Koothong7111/
Khootoon719/
Joothong718/
Chhoiton717/
Tchotoun717/
Choottan713/
Coutonne713/
Tchotong713/
D'Cotton712/
Tchouton711/
Chotthon711/
Choutgon711/
Cottonne711/
Scoutton710/
Kouton678,847/
Costan678,041/
Caston675,843/
Catton673,816/
Catone672,618/
Cottom672,272/
Chaton671,805/
Catong671,259/
Cutone67941/
Cauton67572/
Chotan67531/
Sotton67364/
Sothon67338/
Cotant67326/
Kotton67241/
Kotoun67238/
Coitan67228/
Catoen67209/
Koeton67198/
Coutan67190/
Khoton67177/
Custon67168/
Zouton67143/
Joston67115/
Koyton6765/
Suoton6764/
Coutun6763/
Cottan6752/
Costân6744/
Cottun6737/
Cathon6732/
Sotohn6730/
Costom6728/
Kotone6727/
Cutton6726/
Cothan6726/
Cotaan6721/
Sootan6716/
Sotuon6710/
Cuyton678/
Djoton678/
Cootum677/
Jotong676/
Costán674/
Ciotan674/
Chotón674/
Cutong674/
Cuiton673/
Scaton673/
Chotun673/
Cuthon673/
Cottón673/
Sotoon673/
Sotoun673/
Joodthong673/
Kotoin672/
Scotan672/
Kuoton672/
Zotong672/
Catoun672/
Kootan672/
Chootheun672/
Quoton671/
Jothon671/
Costun671/
Cootam671/
Zotton671/
Tsoton671/
Sotonn671/
Sotonh671/
Cojtan671/
Jootan671/
Tchoutong671/
Tchoutoun671/
Cahton671/
Chotòn671/
Ciaton671/
Cotand671/
Cotang671/
Cojtun671/
Zotoon671/
Cohtom671/
Coutom671/
Joyton671/
Khoothong671/
Jotton670/
Cotamn670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cooton
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