Cotters Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Cotters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cotters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Cotters Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cotters has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cotters? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cotters is the 2,635,433rd most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Cotters live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 7,397,121. In The United States Cotters is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 51 percent are found, California, where 6 percent are found and Idaho, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States Cotters exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent are found and Ireland, where 2 percent are found.

Cotters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cotters has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 188 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cotters Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Cotters surname are 43.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90% registered with the party.

Cotters earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning $48,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cottiers9359/
Cootters930/
Coters921/
Costers86490/
Kotters8684/
Cutters8634/
Couters865/
Catters863/
Cooters862/
Cothers861/
Cottars861/
Coterst860/
Sotters860/
Chatters80634/
Koetters80233/
Chouters8015/
Couthers804/
Scooters802/
Koitters801/
Soutters800/
Caters7750/
Koters772/
Cuters770/
Chatterse752/
Custers713,266/
Kosters712,131/
Cathers711,579/
Casters71644/
Kouters71493/
Kötters71281/
Cuthers71199/
Sothers71147/
Chaters71136/
Koeters7132/
Kutters7125/
Kotiers7124/
Satters717/
Souters713/
Ketters711/
Sooters711/
Ceuters711/
Qatters711/
Jothers710/
Kothers710/
Cauters710/
Cothars710/
Cotairs710/
Katters710/
Cauthers67112/
Katterås677/
Castersz673/
Quatters672/
Cuttirss672/
Soutehrs671/
Czathers671/
Cahthers671/
Catterje671/
Koisters671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Cotters
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