Cotterrell Surname

881,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Cotterrell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cotterrell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1671:324,41730,492
England1011:551,66433,983
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Cotterrell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cotterrell occurs most in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cotterrell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 881,213th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 23,815,510 people. The surname Cotterrell occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Cotterrell are found; 55 percent are found in Southern Africa and 55 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 324,417. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 77 percent reside, Gauteng, where 14 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent reside. Barring South Africa Cotterrell exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 33 percent reside and New Zealand, where 7 percent reside.

Cotterrell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cotterrell has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Cotterrell last name grew 918 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cotterrell Last Name Statistics demography

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

Cotterrell earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 178.22% more than the national average, earning R 661,164 per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cotterrell
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