Cottier Surname

102,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Cottier Surname Definition:

= Cotter, q.v. [agential suff. -i-er]

Cottier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,9911:33,3614,059
Switzerland7161:11,4711,892
United States6141:590,32448,194
England3661:152,23514,507
Australia3551:76,0448,891
Canada1191:309,62728,530
New Zealand971:46,6847,635
Isle of Man641:1,341226
Mexico581:2,140,10719,397
Wales411:75,4766,450
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Isle of Man2381:22853
England1821:133,93112,317
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Cottier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Cotter, q.v. [agential suff. -i-er]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Cottier, Cotter pronounced Cotchier), contracted from MacOttarr, 'Ottar’s Son', The Scandinavian name, Ottarr, seems to be formed from Otta, 'twilight', and the ending hari, which probably means ‘sword'. In Anglo- Saxon spelling it is Ohthere. The voyages of a Norse­man so named are related in King Alfred’s Anglo-Saxon version of Orosius, At Kirk Braddan there is an inscrip­tion on a cross read by Mr. Kermode as follows: Utr: Risti: Crus: þONO: Aft: Froka (‘Otter raised this cross to Froca’), Under a.d. 1098, we find in the Chronicon Manniæ, that 'A battle was fought between the Manxmen at Santwat, and those of the North obtained the victory. In this engagement were slain the Earl Other and Macmaras, leaders of the respective parties'.

'MacOttir, one of the people of Insi Gall (the Hebrides)', a.d. 1142.

Ottar was king of Dublin, a.d, 1147.

Ottarr is common in the Flateyjarbóc. Cotter is the usual form to the middle of the eighteenth century, when it was generally supplanted by Cottier, which is now almost invariably the form used. Tradition has it that two Huguenot families, called Cottier, escaped from France at the time of the massacre of St. Bartholomew, 1572, and that their descendants settled in Lezayre. The name Cottier, however, or rather MacCottier, was found here before that date, but it is possible that its origin may not be the same as that of Cotter.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Cottier Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cottier is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Cottier click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cottier? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 102,423rd most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,584,249 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Cottier reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 1,991 people, or 1 in 33,361. In France it is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 46 percent are found, Pays de la Loire, where 22 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 6 percent are found. Excluding France it is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Cottier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cottier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cottier surname expanded 768 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 233 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cottier Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cottier surname are 19.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.39% registered with the political party.

The amount Cottier earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.27% less than the national average, earning $41,739 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.05% more than the national average, earning $51,196 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Couttier93105/
Chottier932/
Cottiier931/
Cotter9232,044/
Cotier92284/
Cottie9258/
Coutier861,153/
Cattier86405/
Couttie86299/
Cuttier86267/
Kottier86230/
Czotter86207/
Costier86190/
Cothier8696/
Coitier8638/
Cotiere8628/
Chotter867/
Coutter864/
Coetter862/
Cotties862/
Cotteer861/
Cotieer861/
Cootter861/
Ciotter861/
Gcotter861/
Cottere861/
Chotier861/
Cootier860/
Cottert860/
Cottoer860/
Coter83680/
Cotie83559/
Cotir831/
Couthier80202/
Coustier80185/
Cothiere80145/
Coutiere80142/
Choutier8035/
Chattier807/
Coutuier805/
Cotterre805/
Costiere801/
Couttiez801/
Coistier801/
Cottejar801/
Chothier800/
Costtair800/
Coster779,048/
Cutter778,795/
Kotter772,451/
Zotter772,265/
Catter771,048/
Cooter77893/
Ciotir77414/
Cother77369/
Cattie77346/
Couter77316/
Catier77176/
Costie77167/
Coteur7794/
Coutie7791/
Cutier7778/
Choter7746/
Cotior7732/
Zotier7716/
Cotair7713/
Cattir7710/
Cottre778/
Kottir777/
Kottie777/
Coeter775/
Cioter775/
Cootie773/
Coiter773/
Cotire773/
Cotiet773/
Coterz772/
Cotiez772/
Cétier771/
Côtier771/
Cottié771/
Cotuer771/
Cohter771/
Cottye771/
Coyter771/
Costir770/
Cotoer770/
Cotger770/
Cozter770/
Cuttir770/
Coutteure7556/
Coutierre752/
Chouthier751/
Koetter711,281/
Cotiyar71795/
Cattoir71573/
Cotejar71494/
Chatter71435/
Castier71400/
Chouter71286/
Chutter71184/
Costeur71182/
Coutiez71119/
Couther7198/
Cattiez7182/
Cautier7174/
Cottour7162/
Cautter7160/
Cathier7158/
Coutiet7144/
Kattier7137/
Coustie7136/
Coutuer7130/
Cojhter7126/
Zoutter7125/
Couster7123/
Costere7123/
Costerd7118/
Chatier7113/
Cotijar7113/
Couteur7112/
Chattir7110/
Zattier7110/
Coutire719/
Kottire718/
Cosster716/
Cahtter715/
Catiere715/
Khotter714/
Coutere714/
Coutear714/
Cattire713/
Cothoir713/
Caetier712/
Kettier711/
Kottere711/
Kotther711/
Castter711/
Cattere711/
Cattiey711/
Costher711/
Costire711/
Cotayir711/
Cothair711/
Cothies711/
Cotoire711/
Coutert711/
Couthie711/
Custter711/
Coities711/
Cioster711/
Chother711/
Custier711/
Cutther711/
Cutiere711/
Koitter711/
Tsotter711/
Tsatier711/
Chooter711/
Cotjire711/
Coutoir711/
Cochter711/
Costair710/
Cooster710/
Cotaire710/
Catties710/
Catther710/
Couhter710/
Kostter710/
Couteir710/
Cotherh710/
Cater6711,314/
Koter671,174/
Kotie67655/
Cuter67608/
Quettier67550/
Kouttjie67351/
Cattoire67118/
Catir67113/
Coustere6775/
Cotre6770/
Cutir6749/
Kotir6743/
Kottirre6742/
Catugier6732/
Cousteur6724/
Caustier6723/
Catie6719/
Cattiyar6713/
Kottieth6711/
Costaire6710/
Chhatter679/
Kottiech679/
Coutière679/
Cauthier678/
Cutierre673/
Cothière672/
Cathiere672/
Kottiyar671/
Chatteer671/
Chattior671/
Coutuire671/
Khoutier671/
Koutiere671/
Zoter671/
Céter671/
Cotaihar671/
Coggiter670/
Zouthier670/
Cautiere670/
Casstier670/

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