Cottew Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Cottew Surname Definition:

From the French, Cotteau; a personal name.

Cottew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
England111:5,065,278148,650
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Cottew Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the French, Cotteau; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Cottew Last Name Facts

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

Cottew has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cottew? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cottew is the 1,558,593rd most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname Cottew occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Cottew live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 3,897,408. In The United States Cottew is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 66 percent reside, Arizona, where 15 percent reside and Kentucky, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 13 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Cottew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cottew has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,860 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 52 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cottew Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (33%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cottew last name are 15.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.75% being registered with the party.

Cottew earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.84% more than the national average, earning $52,572 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Costew8339/
Catteuw7768/
Catteew771/
Catteaw771/
Couteaw770/
Cotev731/
Coteb731/
Catew730/
Chouteaw710/
Costev6760/
Cuthew6737/
Kostew6722/
Coteff6715/
Costef6714/
Castew679/
Chotev678/
Cothev673/
Kottef673/
Kotewe671/
Cottif671/
Kotteb671/
Catesw670/
Cathew670/

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Footnotes

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