Cotteril Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Cotteril Surname Definition:

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

Cotteril Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Cotteril 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

Cotteril Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cotteril is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cotteril? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Cotteril occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Cotteril live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Cotteril is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England Cotteril is primarily concentrated in: Cheshire, where 30 percent live, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 20 percent live and Devon, where 10 percent live. Besides England it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 22 percent live and American Samoa, where 6 percent live.

Cotteril Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cotteril has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Cotteril last name declined 81 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 94 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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