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

The last name Cottew is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cottew? popularity and diffusion

Cottew is the 1,558,593rd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Cottew reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Cottew is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 3,897,408. In The United States Cottew is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 66 percent live, Arizona, where 15 percent live and Kentucky, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Cottew exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Cottew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cottew has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cottew last name expanded 1,860 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 52 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cottew Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (33%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cottew are 15.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.75% being registered to vote for the political 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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