Cotterrill Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cotterrill Surname Definition:

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

Cotterrill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:1,989,93178,001
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770

Cotterrill 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

Cotterrill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cotterrill is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cotterrill? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,602,217th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Cotterrill live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 1,989,931. In England Cotterrill is most common in: Greater London, where 29 percent reside, Essex, where 25 percent reside and Surrey, where 21 percent reside. Aside from England it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Cotterrill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cotterrill has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Cotterrill last name increased 311 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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