Cottell Surname
Approximately 821 people bear this surname
Cottell Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French) the French Cotel, either the Frankish cognate of the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Cot(t)a, or the Latin Cotta + the French-Latin diminutive suff. -el Roger Cotel.—Hundred Rolls (English) belonging to Cottell or Cottle (Wilts) = the CoTTAGE-HILL.
Read More About This SurnameCottell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 318 | 1:175,214 | 15,952 |
| Australia | 185 | 1:145,923 | 15,562 |
| United States | 148 | 1:2,449,047 | 150,246 |
| Canada | 81 | 1:454,884 | 39,362 |
| Ireland | 34 | 1:138,498 | 6,546 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 236 | 1:103,285 | 10,350 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50 | 1:1,004,374 | 59,252 |
Cottell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French) the French Cotel, either the Frankish cognate of the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Cot(t)a, or the Latin Cotta + the French-Latin diminutive suff. -el Roger Cotel.—Hundred Rolls (English) belonging to Cottell or Cottle (Wilts) = the CoTTAGE-HILL. [Old English cot + hyll (Middle English hull(e] John de Cothulle, A.D. 1277.—Kirby's Quest. Cp. Cuttell.
William Cotel was of Normandy, 1180-95 (Mag. Rot. Scac.); Richard Cotel of England, 1189 (Palgr. Rot. Cur. Regis); Elias, Hugh, Robert, Roger, Thomas, Walter C., c. 1272 (Rot. Hundr.); Berengarius Cotel held lands in Wilts, in capite, 1083 (Exon. Domesd.).
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Cottell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cottell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cottell occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cottell? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 422,155th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 8,876,426 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Cottell live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles.
Cottell is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 318 people, or 1 in 175,214. In England Cottell is most common in: Somerset, where 11 percent reside, Dorset, where 11 percent reside and Greater London, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account England it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.
Cottell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Cottell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Cottell last name grew 135 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 296 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 3,400 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cottell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Cottell surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Cottell earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.35% more than the national average, earning $45,457 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.67% more than the national average, earning $50,514 CAD per year.
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