Cottage Surname

749,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Canada

Cottage Surname Definition:

From residence in one.

Cottage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1991:279,99021,818
Canada1461:252,36723,920
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England971:251,29218,244
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Cottage (738) may also be a first name.

Cottage Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From residence in one.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Cottage Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cottage is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Cottage click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cottage? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 749,861st most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 19,027,535 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Cottage are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles. Cottage is also the 302,944th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 738 people.

It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 279,990. In England Cottage is mostly found in: Greater London, where 22 percent live, Essex, where 17 percent live and Cambridgeshire, where 14 percent live. Excluding England Cottage occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 38 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.

Cottage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cottage has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 205 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cottage Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Cottage earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.83% less than the national average, earning R 50,304 per year and in Canada they earn 9.14% less than the national average, earning $45,142 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cottages935/
Scottage930/
Cotage921/
Kottage861,232/
Cattage8667/
Costage8616/
Cottige8611/
Cotager861/
Chotage861/
Coutange808/
Koottage802/
Chhotage801/
Kottager801/
Cotaga77439/
Kotage77140/
Catage772/
Sotage771/
Cattagher750/
Kottege71538/
Cotache71158/
Kottagi71150/
Kotange71132/
Chatage7175/
Cotogea7168/
Custage7113/
Kostage7111/
Kothage719/
Catager719/
Catange717/
Kottige714/
Chotagi714/
Castage714/
Catages712/
Khotage712/
Cattoge711/
Jottagi711/
Cathage711/
Kottagy711/
Cattace711/
Cottize710/
Cutager710/
Costache6730,991/
Katthage6756/
Cautager6736/
Kottangi6734/
Cattache679/
Cataguez675/
Catagues675/
Kotaunge674/
Kattager673/
Chhatage672/
Chothagi672/
Cattagai671/
Chatagee671/
Chottogi671/
Cattogge671/
Cattangi671/
Cattause671/
Costazie671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cottage
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