Cotterell Surname
Approximately 5,857 people bear this surname
Cotterell Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the cotterel.' 'Coterelle, tugurinus': Promptorium Parvulorum The cotterel was an inferior tenant, probably holding in absolute villenage; compare Cotman, Boardman, &c.; v. Cotter.
Stephan Coterel, Somerset, i Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameCotterell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,981 | 1:28,126 | 3,810 |
| Nigeria | 1,171 | 1:151,275 | 9,592 |
| United States | 900 | 1:402,732 | 35,193 |
| Australia | 640 | 1:42,181 | 5,388 |
| Jamaica | 313 | 1:9,169 | 1,027 |
| South Africa | 175 | 1:309,587 | 29,554 |
| New Zealand | 171 | 1:26,481 | 4,643 |
| Canada | 132 | 1:279,133 | 26,131 |
| Wales | 128 | 1:24,176 | 2,540 |
| Ireland | 97 | 1:48,546 | 3,552 |
| Scotland | 40 | 1:133,845 | 8,251 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 1:13,800 | 846 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 | 1:316,419 | 12,423 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,227 | 1:19,866 | 2,832 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:56,015 | 2,800 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:311,935 | 9,798 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 277 | 1:181,295 | 16,134 |
Cotterell (54) may also be a first name.
Cotterell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the cotterel.' 'Coterelle, tugurinus': Promptorium Parvulorum The cotterel was an inferior tenant, probably holding in absolute villenage; compare Cotman, Boardman, &c.; v. Cotter.
Stephan Coterel, Somerset, i Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Walter Coterel, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
Richa'd Coterell, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Alice Coterel, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Henry Coterel, Bedfordshire, ibid.
William Coterel, 1303. Writs of Parliament.
1662. Richard Cotterell and Mary Fennihowse: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1662-3. Henry Cottrill and Elizabeth Minne: ibid.
Cotter (q-v.) + the French-Latin diminutive suff. -el. Henry Coterel. — Hundred Rolls
In feudal times, "the coterellus held in absolute villenage and had his person and goods disposed at the pleasure of the lord." Kennet's Paroch. Antiq. He was probably so called, like the Cotmanni, or Cottarii of Domesd. from residing in a cottage. Another origin may be from the cotarelli, costeraux, cotemux, mercenary soldiers and freebooters whose trade was war and pillage, (Conf. Brabazon) and who were so called from the coterel, a large knife they carried. Cotgrave defines cotereaux as "a certaine crue of peasantly outlawes who in old time did much mischiefe unto the nobilitie and clergie."
A cottage, or a cottager.
Probably foreign. Walter Coterel was of Herefordshire, 1158 (Rot. Pip.). In 1130 William C. occurs in Middlesex (Ib.). He granted lands to the Knights Hospitallers (Mon. Angl. ii.). William C. was M.P. for Wilton, 1313-25.
From Cottlehill; a location name in Fife.
Cotterell Demographics
Average Cotterell Salary in
United States
$47,954 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cotterell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cotterell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cotterell has its highest incidence in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cotterell? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 82,707th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,244,246 people. The surname Cotterell occurs predominantly in Europe, where 40 percent of Cotterell live; 39 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 54 people.
The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 1,981 people, or 1 in 28,126. In England Cotterell is most common in: Greater London, where 10 percent are found, Gloucestershire, where 9 percent are found and West Midlands, where 8 percent are found. Apart from England it exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.
Cotterell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cotterell has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 325 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 457 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 693 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cotterell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Cotterell last name is principally Catholic (86%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Cotterell last name are 0.78% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.01% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Cotterell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 290.18% more than the national average, earning R 927,216 per year; in United States they earn 11.14% more than the national average, earning $47,954 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.35% more than the national average, earning $50,354 CAD per year.
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