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Where Does The Last Name Cotten Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Cotten occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cotten? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 53,102^nd most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 757,226 people. Cotten occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Cotten are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,308,380^th most widespread given name internationally It is held by 57 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 7,743 people, or 1 in 46,811. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 19 percent live, North Carolina, where 10 percent live and Louisiana, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 37 countries. It is also common in France, where 14 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Cotten Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Cotten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cotten last name grew 835 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 34 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cotten Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cotten surname are 8.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.24% registered with the party.

The amount Cotten earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.31% more than the national average, earning R 414,228 per year; in United States they earn 2.44% less than the national average, earning $42,095 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.52% less than the national average, earning $44,455 CAD per year.