Cotterel Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Cotterel Surname Definition:

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

Cotterel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
France521:1,277,360130,443
Jamaica461:62,3903,274
United States251:14,498,357517,445
England141:3,979,861125,553
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Cotterel 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

Cotterel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cotterel occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cotterel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cotterel is the 1,202,518th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. The surname Cotterel occurs mostly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Cotterel live; 29 percent live in West Africa and 29 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 3,107,768. In Nigeria Cotterel is most frequent in: Rivers, where 75 percent live and Bayelsa, where 25 percent live. Besides Nigeria Cotterel occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in France, where 27 percent live and Jamaica, where 23 percent live.

Cotterel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cotterel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cotterel last name contracted 69 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cotterel Last Name Statistics demography

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

Cotterel earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 42.53% more than the national average, earning $61,500 USD per year.

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