Cotgreave Surname

855,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Cotgreave Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Cotgrave (Notts), or Dweller at the Cottage-Grove [Old English cot + gráf]

Cotgreave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1811:307,83523,246
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Wales431:71,9666,223
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England911:267,86118,927

Cotgreave Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Cotgrave (Notts), or Dweller at the Cottage-Grove [Old English cot + gráf]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cotgreave Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cotgreave is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cotgreave? popularity and diffusion

It is the 855,216th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 22,844,972 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Cotgreave reside; 77 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 307,835. In England Cotgreave is most numerous in: Cheshire, where 17 percent reside, Merseyside, where 17 percent reside and West Midlands, where 9 percent reside. Beside England Cotgreave occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Wales, where 13 percent reside.

Cotgreave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cotgreave has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Cotgreave last name expanded 199 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cotgreave Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cotgreave are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Cotgreave earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.19% more than the national average, earning $46,253 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cottgreave950/
Coatgreave950/
Cotgrave94576/
Cotgreve940/
Costgrave891/
Cotegrave890/
Cotgrove82327/
Gotgrave821/

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Cotgreave Reference & Research

Cotgr(e)ave-Cotgrove DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Cotgr(e)ave-Cotgrove FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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