Cotesworth Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Cotesworth Surname Definition:

Local. The estate or place in the wood; from coit, a wood, and worth, a place or possession. If from the French cote, the sea—shore, the estate on the shore.

Cotesworth Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Cotesworth (15) may also be a first name.

Cotesworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. The estate or place in the wood; from coit, a wood, and worth, a place or possession. If from the French cote, the sea—shore, the estate on the shore.

— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Cottesford; a location name in Oxfordshire.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
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Cotesworth Demographics

Average Cotesworth Salary in
United States

$55,344 USD

Per year
Rank:
278,383 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
5.1914E-6
Rank: 629,149 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
128.26%
Sample size: 8 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Cotesworth Last Name Facts

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

Cotesworth occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Cotesworth.

How Common Is The Last Name Cotesworth? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cotesworth is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. Cotesworth is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Cotesworth reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 15 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States it is primarily found in: South Carolina, where 42 percent reside, Ohio, where 33 percent reside and New York, where 25 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Cotesworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cotesworth has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cotesworth Last Name Statistics demography

Cotesworth earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.26% more than the national average, earning $55,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cotsworth95163/
Coatesworth95126/
Coatsworth901,358/
Coutsworth901/
Coatsworthy861/
Coatsworthi860/
Cutsworth843/
Gotsworth840/
Coadsworth804/
Cudsworth740/
Godsworthy7012/
Goidsworthy671/
Gtossarth531/
Ketsrattha501/
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