Cotterhill Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Canada

Cotterhill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cotterhill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:1,051,28451,324
Canada381:969,62173,252
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:435,27425,262
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Cotterhill Last Name Facts

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

Cotterhill is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cotterhill? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,955,159th most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. Cotterhill occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Cotterhill live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Cotterhill is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 1,051,284. In England it is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 42 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 36 percent reside and Staffordshire, where 9 percent reside. Barring England this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 42 percent reside.

Cotterhill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cotterhill has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Cotterhill surname contracted 5 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cotterhill Last Name Statistics demography

Cotterhill earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 13.52% more than the national average, earning $56,398 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cotterhil950/
Coterhill950/
Cotterille901/
Cotterelle8021/
Couterille801/
Cotterle7840/
Coterelle7413/
Cottereal7410/
Cotterele741/
Coterle7127/
Cotereal6716/
Chatterjl631/
Koterle5982/
Katterle5697/
Kötterle562/
Catereal561/
Cotoreal561/
Cotorreal5333/
Sateirail531/
Coitorreal501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cotterhill
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