Cott Surname

174,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Cott Surname Definition:

(English) 1 Dweller at the Cottage [Old English cot] 2 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Cot(t)a.

Cott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0601:341,94230,775
Germany3541:227,41725,366
England2061:270,47621,309
Dominican Republic1851:56,3942,803
Canada1471:250,65023,792
Argentina1281:333,93326,358
Ireland1111:42,4233,272
Australia721:374,94030,993
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
France421:1,581,493147,826
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
India121:63,922,115578,870
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Wales71:442,07621,198
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belize21:177,7373,502
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland451:98,4416,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1381:176,63314,719
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:313,86724,665

Cott (99) may also be a first name.

Cott Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 Dweller at the Cottage [Old English cot] 2 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Cot(t)a.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at a cottage, a manor inhabitant who worked only ten acres or less.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Cott Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cott occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cott? popularity and diffusion

It is the 174,470th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,963,622 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Cott are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 951,070th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 99 people.

The surname Cott is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,060 people, or 1 in 341,942. In The United States Cott is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 12 percent are found, Kansas, where 12 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 36 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 14 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Cott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cott has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cott surname expanded 663 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 149 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 247 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cott Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Cott last name is predominantly Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cott last name are 12.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.09% registered with the party.

The amount Cott earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.82% more than the national average, earning $50,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.49% more than the national average, earning $57,380 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scott89854,691/
Cotte896,644/
Chott892,175/
Cotts89688/
Coutt8928/
Coott895/
Csott895/
Ciott892/
Cottz891/
Coett891/
Dcott891/
Czott891/
Ccott890/
Gcott890/
Cot866,300/
Coutts8014,682/
Coutte80332/
Chotte80102/
Ciotte8079/
Coytte8050/
Csotty8044/
Costte8030/
Choutt8024/
Scottt8017/
Scoott8016/
Coitte8014/
Sscott805/
Hscott804/
S'cott803/
Cootts802/
Cootte802/
Jscott802/
Chhott801/
Couttz801/
Scoytt801/
Tchott801/
Coëtte801/
Chotth801/
Cote75103,985/
Chot7520,447/
Kott756,729/
Catt755,375/
Cost753,362/
Coit752,859/
Scot752,420/
Zott752,299/
Cots752,248/
Sott751,241/
Coot751,169/
Coet75920/
Coyt75892/
Ciot75888/
Cutt75660/
Cout75404/
Cútt75112/
Cotz7560/
Jott7548/
Coth7545/
Cuot7526/
Czot7512/
Coët758/
Zcot754/
Csot754/
Coût752/
Cotd751/
Coït751/
Ccot751/
Dcot751/
Hcot751/
Codt750/
Schjott7370/
Choutte7353/
D'Scott737/
Cosstte733/
Chhotte732/
Tchotte732/
Couëtte732/
Szczott731/
Co6756,920/
Coste6729,545/
Kotte6718,792/
Coote679,829/
Chuot675,223/
Coots674,761/
Chatt673,159/
Chote671,429/
Couts671,420/
Catte67732/
Coyte67713/
Catts67686/
Coute67627/
Scoot67406/
Coite67389/
Cohut67254/
Ciote67249/
Kottp67244/
Koett67240/
Chout67235/
Kotts67201/
Cutte67144/
Jotte67106/
Ckuot6799/
Cotch6791/
Choot6782/
Chutt6769/
Zotte6769/
Cootz6765/
Chhot6758/
Cioth6752/
Couth6747/
Choit6745/
Czatt6727/
Cothe6727/
Khott6726/
Couët6719/
Cooth6718/
Coith6718/
Coust6714/
Scatt6711/
Zotts6711/
Costs6710/
Giott6710/
Sczot6710/
Jotts679/
Koutt677/
Choyt677/
Soott676/
Cojtì675/
Choth674/
Cohtz674/
Tjott673/
Koott672/
Cuitt672/
Cuote672/
Tchoutte672/
Schjotte672/
Cautt672/
Tchot672/
Koïtt671/
Catth671/
Cattz671/
Hcoot671/
Joutt671/
Joytt671/
Jscot671/
Custt671/
Coost671/
Cocht671/
Codts671/
Cohte671/
Coidt671/
Dcoth671/
Zoitt671/
Scodt671/
Suott671/
Kkott671/
Costh671/
Zottt671/
Sohtt671/
Sscot671/
Scoht671/
Gkott671/
Ciost671/
Costì671/
Coyth671/
Kuott671/
Zotth671/
Ccots671/
Ciodt671/
Coijt671/
Castt671/
Czojt671/
Costp671/
Gcotp671/
Kottt671/
Chodt670/
Coits670/
Coitz670/
Cuots670/
Zottz670/

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