Cottle Surname

45,828th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Cottle Surname Definition:

'O Amos Cottle! Phoebus! What a name

To fill the speaking trump of future fame!

O Amos Cottle! for a moment think

What meagre profits spring from pen and ink.

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Cottle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,8261:53,1006,379
England1,7761:31,3734,185
Australia8501:31,7604,227
New Zealand5931:7,6361,302
South Africa5031:107,70912,978
Canada2231:165,22716,632
Wales1881:16,4601,780
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines871:1,295287
Trinidad and Tobago551:24,8002,724
Barbados531:5,424601
Scotland421:127,4727,985
Peru221:1,444,73322,095
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
France41:16,605,680368,153
Jersey31:33,0674,675
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Norfolk Island31:765177
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Montserrat11:4,947471
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland401:110,7476,785
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3831:17,6252,552
Wales861:18,2371,068
Jersey51:10,3761,795
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2431:40,4014,746

Cottle (13) may also be a first name.

Cottle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cottle,' an extra-parochial liberty in the hundred of Bradford, Wiltshire, originally Cothull.; v. Hull. Poor Cottle, the bookseller, and would be writer, was thus pilloried by Byron in his English Bards and Scotch Reviewers:

'O Amos Cottle! Phoebus! What a name

To fill the speaking trump of future fame!

O Amos Cottle! for a moment think

What meagre profits spring from pen and ink.'

Elyas Cotel, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger Cotel, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Robert Cothulle, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John de Cothulle, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1605. Married — George Cottle and Eliz Goodall: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1803. — William Cottel and Mary Drake: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Cottell, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Coitil A small sept of the Ui Fiachra in Co.

Sligo, perpetuated in the place-name Cottlestown. It is distinct from Kettle. SIF 96

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Coitil A small sept of the Ui Fiachra in Co.

Sligo, perpetuated in the place-name Cottlestown. It is distinct from Kettle. SIF 96

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) A cottager who tilled only five or ten acres in a manor.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Perhaps from the district now called Cottles in Wiltshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the French, Coutelle; a personal name.

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

The present representatives of the name of Cottle are evidently descended from the ancient Wilts family of Cottel, which originally owned much property, especially in the parish of Atford in the 13th century (A.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Cottle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cottle is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Cottle.

How Common Is The Last Name Cottle? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cottle is the 45,828th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 644,061 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Cottle live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. Cottle is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 13 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 6,826 people, or 1 in 53,100. In The United States it is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 10 percent are found and Utah, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Cottle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cottle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cottle surname rose 549 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 219 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cottle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cottle last name are 10.22% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.99% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cottle earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 305.31% more than the national average, earning S/. 78,570 per year; in South Africa they earn 37.43% more than the national average, earning R 326,580 per year; in United States they earn 2.02% less than the national average, earning $42,277 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.65% more than the national average, earning $52,492 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cottles92176/
Cottler92118/
Cottele9212/
Scottle922/
Cottley920/
Cotle913/
Cottille8624/
Cottelle862/
Scottlee861/
Cotteele860/
Cattle831,604/
Cotler83600/
Cuttle83590/
Cotlet83228/
Costle83108/
Kottle8347/
Cotleţ8330/
Cotley8311/
Sottle8311/
Cotles836/
Chotle834/
Cotleț834/
Coutle833/
Cotlez833/
Cootle832/
Cotile832/
Cotleu831/
Cojtle831/
Cottla831/
Cotleå831/
Cotlle830/
Scotle830/
Cottly830/
Cole80449,543/
Couttelle8031/
Costtelle800/
Costley773,642/
Cuttler77830/
Cotelle77816/
Cattley77378/
Zottler77331/
Coutlee77314/
Cattles77120/
Coutley7775/
Chattle7770/
Coutler7755/
Cotille7737/
Cattler7713/
Casttle7712/
Cattyle777/
Costler776/
Cuttley776/
Costile776/
Kottile774/
Cotlett774/
Chothle774/
Coetlee773/
Costles772/
Costlet772/
Cattlet772/
Coutlée772/
Cuttles771/
Sottlie771/
Cattlle771/
Chhotle771/
Sottlle771/
Cotletz771/
Zottlle771/
Costele770/
Koettle770/
Coutlet770/
Coutlie770/
Cattele770/
Cootler770/
Cotteul770/
Scattle770/
Koittle770/
Cotlets770/
Couttiller757/
Costtiller750/
Coles7355,193/
Coyle7350,167/
Coley7329,603/
Colle7310,210/
Colet733,339/
Coler732,646/
Coole731,565/
Coile731,142/
Colee73815/
Colea73663/
Catle73445/
Colie73415/
Coule73159/
Colez7373/
Coleş7372/
Kotle7364/
Coleu7362/
Coleș7352/
Colje7336/
Cotla7325/
Cohle7318/
Colei738/
Sotle738/
Jotle738/
Colhe736/
Colge735/
Cotli734/
Coled734/
Colej734/
Cutle732/
Cotly732/
Kcole732/
Cosle732/
Colep732/
Coleh731/
Coleć731/
Ccole730/
Cojle730/
Coutelle711,135/
Costille71443/
Coustley71111/
Cottilli7186/
Costelle7174/
Tsottles7171/
Cattlett7167/
Cattelle7164/
Cottelli7137/
Chattley7134/
Couteele7118/
Zottller719/
Cottilla718/
Sottille717/
Cottella717/
Costeele713/
Zottelle713/
Scothley712/
Kottller711/
Sottelle711/
Cohtetel711/
Costlett710/
Cotehele710/
Casttele710/
Cottaill710/
Cotteall710/
Cootelle710/
Cooley6749,562/
Castle6748,651/
Colley6745,318/
Collet6738,809/
Cutler6736,928/
Collie679,691/
Kettle678,714/
Coller673,346/
Coulet672,436/
Catley672,132/
Khotle671,683/
Koetle671,624/
Colleu671,283/
Cooler671,049/
Coslet67995/
Kgotle67713/
Colles67638/
Coyles67564/
Coules67500/
Collee67497/
Cosley67390/
Cosler67370/
Coiley67350/
Kotele67227/
Couteller67203/
Coille67203/
Colett67189/
Couley67184/
Collea67148/
Colțea67141/
Coulie67107/
Coulle6798/
Couteille6797/
Kottla6796/
Catler6794/
Coulee6792/
Catile6791/
Collée6791/
Chattelle6787/
Coolie6783/
Coulée6778/
Cooles6759/
Colher6759/
Cutley6757/
Coyler6756/
Chatle6747/
Kotile6747/
Collez6744/
Costaille6735/
Kothle6732/
Coless6730/
Catele6728/
Coulez6728/
Costilles6727/
Coiles6726/
Cutles6724/
Kattle6723/
Cautle6723/
Coyley6721/
Jootle6720/
Coolee6720/
Catlet6719/
Sattle6719/
Coiler6719/
Zotler6718/
Coustille6716/
Coleas6714/
Collep6713/
Kotleu6712/
Colesh6712/
Cutlet6711/
Cotliy6710/
Catlee679/
Couler678/
Hcolle677/
Kostle676/
Qotile676/
Catles675/
Coylie675/
Ciottilli675/
Jodtle674/
Collge674/
Cohles674/
Coolle674/
Cahtle674/
Cohley673/
Cattla673/
Colitt673/
Collle673/
Cotail673/
Colesr672/
Colest672/
Cotlip672/
Coolet672/
Catlle672/
Cathle672/
Catlie672/
Coilie672/
D'Cole672/
Coleey671/
Kotley671/
Colets671/
Qcoles671/
Kottli671/
Catlea671/
Cattiller671/
Caatle671/
Chottelli671/
Coslep671/
Cuoles671/
Cutlie671/
Cuutle671/
Cohleh671/
Coleis671/
Coleys671/
Coliea671/
Colihe671/
Cothel671/
Cosleh671/
Colled671/
Colhes671/
Jotlhe671/
Kotlei671/
Kotlle671/
Koutle671/
Soitle671/
Tchotelle671/
Ccolje671/
Costli671/
Cousle671/
Coutiller671/
Coutillet671/
Coșleț671/
Coolez671/
Colåea671/
Coletz671/
Colije671/
Kohtle671/
Cothla671/
Sothle671/
Sotleu671/
Qotele671/
Zotteller671/
Costeller670/
Cosstlett670/
Cutlee670/
Cattly670/
Coleph670/
Kuttle670/
Catleu670/
Coylee670/
Ceutle670/
Cosles670/
Chutle670/
Costelles670/
Colepp670/
Cooyle670/
Coleer670/
Colgey670/
Chuttille670/
Costiller670/
Custle670/
Coylet670/
Colees670/

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