Cother Surname

770,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cother Surname Definition:

A corruption of the name of several places and rivers in Scotland called Calder.

Cother Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1481:376,47326,505
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
Australia641:421,80833,593
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Wales51:618,90625,852
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:363,81122,769
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Cother Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of the name of several places and rivers in Scotland called Calder.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Cother Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cother is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Cother click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cother? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 770,644th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 19,749,447 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Cother are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 376,473. In England it is most prevalent in: Worcestershire, where 39 percent live, West Midlands, where 12 percent live and Hertfordshire, where 7 percent live. Not including England this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent live and Australia, where 17 percent live.

Cother Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cother has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Cother last name expanded 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 213 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cother Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cother surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Cother earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.5% more than the national average, earning $43,795 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Couther9298/
Cothier9296/
Costher921/
Scother921/
Chother921/
Cotherh920/
Coter91680/
Cothe9127/
Couthier86202/
Cotter8332,044/
Coster839,048/
Cather831,872/
Cooter83893/
Kother83746/
Couter83316/
Cotier83284/
Sother83153/
Coteur8394/
Cothey8353/
Choter8346/
Cothes8340/
Cothet8319/
Scoter8314/
Cuther839/
Jother839/
Coeter835/
Cioter835/
Coothe834/
Coiter833/
Zother832/
Coterz832/
Cotehe831/
Costhe831/
Couthe831/
Cohter831/
Coyter831/
Cotger830/
Cozter830/
Cote80103,985/
Cottier774,600/
Coutier771,153/
Scotter77729/
Koether77685/
Kothere77374/
Chouter77286/
Czotter77207/
Sothier7773/
Cathier7758/
Coitier7738/
Cauther7726/
Cojhter7726/
Jouther7726/
Couster7723/
Costere7723/
Costerd7718/
Sothear7713/
Scooter7711/
Kouther7710/
Zoother779/
Chothre777/
Chotter777/
Josther777/
Cosster776/
Cuthert775/
Coutter774/
Chather774/
Coutere774/
Coutear774/
Cothoir773/
Coetter772/
Casther772/
Cotteer771/
Scather771/
Khother771/
Kohther771/
Kothert771/
Kotther771/
Catheir771/
Caether771/
Costhea771/
Cothair771/
Coutert771/
Couthie771/
Cootter771/
Cioster771/
Ciotter771/
Gcotter771/
Cutther771/
Cottere771/
Chooter771/
Ciuther771/
Costhey771/
Cochter771/
Cooster770/
Joither770/
Cootier770/
Cottert770/
Cutherd770/
Couthet770/
Soother770/
Catther770/
Cathert770/
Couhter770/
Couteir770/
Cadther770/
Giother770/
Coste7329,545/
Kothe7311,365/
Cater7311,314/
Coote739,829/
Cotes738,143/
Cotte736,644/
Cotet733,244/
Soter732,179/
Cotea731,315/
Koter731,174/
Coyte73713/
Coute73627/
Cotey73623/
Cuter73608/
Cotie73559/
Coite73389/
Coteţ73388/
Cotez73210/
Cotha73123/
Coteț73112/
Cotei7378/
Cotre7370/
Cothi7352/
Cotee7326/
Qothe7315/
Joter7314/
Cathe7314/
Žoter7313/
Cothy739/
Coteh737/
Cotej732/
Cuote732/
Cotir731/
Cohte731/
Zoter731/
Céter731/
Coteu731/
Southier71469/
Couttier71105/
Coustere7175/
Catheart7115/
Cauthier718/
Cotterre715/
Cutheert713/
Chouthre712/
Koutheer711/
Catheysr711/
Chathere711/
Chuothre711/
Scoutter711/
Coggiter710/
Zouthier710/
Chauther710/
Costea6735,271/
Custer6715,309/
Cathey6712,078/
Chater679,617/
Costes679,491/
Cutter678,795/
Sather676,120/
Caster675,844/
Cottet675,144/
Kather673,013/
Kotter672,451/
Zotter672,265/
Cottee671,611/
Köther671,487/
Chuter671,305/
Sooter671,158/
Coutee671,073/
Couste671,055/
Catter671,048/
Zuther671,029/
Costet67979/
Cootes67866/
Joster67838/
Küther67795/
Cathie67775/
Kouter67765/
Kooter67567/
Cottey67558/
Sotter67549/
Cottez67470/
Ciotir67414/
Coutre67370/
Kotere67357/
Coutet67352/
Coutte67332/
Kothre67325/
Koiter67299/
Khothe67263/
Sotier67241/
Costey67226/
Kuther67222/
Cottes67217/
Costei67201/
Catier67176/
Jotter67175/
Cothiy67161/
Cootee67150/
Koeter67143/
Käther67125/
Cotich67104/
Cauter67102/
Cootey6794/
Coutie6791/
Coutey6787/
Kotherová6783/
Cutier6778/
Costez6778/
Kohter6771/
Cottie6758/
Zsoter6752/
Coytte6750/
Coteat6747/
Cothay6733/
Cotior6732/
Costte6730/
Kether6728/
Chotre6722/
Jooter6722/
Coutes6720/
Kothie6716/
Zotier6716/
Scater6715/
Coitte6714/
Cotair6713/
Kojter6713/
Coiteu6713/
Catihe6711/
Cotest6711/
Zoster6710/
Koëter6710/
Sodter6710/
Coiste6710/
Cotech6710/
Kothir679/
Jather678/
Coites678/
Cottre678/
Kouthe676/
Cauthe676/
Jothér676/
Caeter675/
Khoter675/
Catere675/
Cadter675/
Kothee674/
Coutez674/
Costih674/
Cottea674/
Cathee673/
Catheu673/
Cootie673/
Jothre673/
Zotere673/
Costee673/
Kotthe673/
Quoter673/
Cotire673/
Cutere673/
Zooter673/
Sotear673/
Kgothe673/
Zather673/
Cootte672/
Jotere672/
Caterr672/
Cathje672/
Cottha672/
Cohteh672/
Cohtes672/
Zouter672/
Soiter672/
Cothis672/
Zoiter672/
Cathet672/
Cathez672/
Koothe672/
Cathes671/
Kodthe671/
Kotger671/
Kothed671/
Koyter671/
Casthe671/
Cateer671/
Catert671/
Cathearth671/
Cahter671/
Coteet671/
Cotets671/
Cuyter671/
Coytee671/
Coytes671/
Coytez671/
Coztez671/
Zoyter671/
Soteer671/
Kodter671/
Suoter671/
Jouter671/
Couthi671/
Jotear671/
Kotherova671/
Kotihe671/
Cáster671/
Cétier671/
Côtier671/
D'Cote671/
Cothiz671/
Cothui671/
Cotoha671/
Coutea671/
Coutha671/
Coutée671/
Coëtte671/
Cooste671/
Sothir671/
Cathir671/
Costir670/
Jothir670/
Cuzter670/
Costed670/
Cotish670/
Ceuter670/

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