Cotterall Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Cotterall Surname Definition:

= Cotter (q-v.) + the French-Latin diminutive suff. -el. Henry Coterel.—Hundred Rolls

Cotterall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:3,698,561204,970
England561:994,96549,531
Canada521:708,56956,910
Australia461:586,86342,409
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
France181:3,690,151224,666
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1861:131,05012,125
Wales181:87,1343,963
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Cotterall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Cotter (q-v.) + the French-Latin diminutive suff. -el. Henry Coterel.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cotter (q-v.) + the French-Latin diminutive suff. -el. Henry Coterel. — Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cotterall Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cotterall is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cotterall? popularity and diffusion

Cotterall is the 883,255th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 23,893,593 people. The last name Cotterall is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Cotterall live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Cotterall is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 3,698,561. In The United States Cotterall is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 33 percent live, New Jersey, where 17 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 17 percent live.

Cotterall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cotterall has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 327 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 70 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cotterall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cotterall last name are 29.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.47% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cotterall earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.92% less than the national average, earning $34,123 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.22% more than the national average, earning $51,281 CAD per year.

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