Cottier Surname
Approximately 4,600 people bear this surname
Cottier Surname Definition:
= Cotter, q.v. [agential suff. -i-er]
Cottier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,991 | 1:33,361 | 4,059 |
| Switzerland | 716 | 1:11,471 | 1,892 |
| United States | 614 | 1:590,324 | 48,194 |
| England | 366 | 1:152,235 | 14,507 |
| Australia | 355 | 1:76,044 | 8,891 |
| Canada | 119 | 1:309,627 | 28,530 |
| New Zealand | 97 | 1:46,684 | 7,635 |
| Isle of Man | 64 | 1:1,341 | 226 |
| Mexico | 58 | 1:2,140,107 | 19,397 |
| Wales | 41 | 1:75,476 | 6,450 |
| Argentina | 38 | 1:1,124,827 | 67,975 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:223,076 | 11,507 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Man | 238 | 1:228 | 53 |
| England | 182 | 1:133,931 | 12,317 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 80 | 1:627,734 | 41,746 |
Cottier Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Cotter, q.v. [agential suff. -i-er]
(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.
Cottier Demographics
Average Cottier Salary in
United States
$41,739 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cottier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cottier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cottier is most common in France. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cottier? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 102,423rd most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,584,249 people. The last name Cottier occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Cottier are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
This surname is most common in France, where it is borne by 1,991 people, or 1 in 33,361. In France Cottier is most frequent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 46 percent reside, Pays de la Loire, where 22 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 6 percent reside. Not including France this last name occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Cottier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Cottier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cottier surname increased 768 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 233 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Cottier Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (83%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Cottier last name are 19.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.39% being 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.
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