Cottman Surname
Approximately 1,916 people bear this surname
Cottman Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the cotter, "one who held in absolute villenage; servile tenants, who were mere chattels of their lord, being alike in person and goods at the disposal of their superior. They are Latinized as Cotmanni and Cottariin Domesday, and elsewhere as Cotterelli (v.
Read More About This SurnameCottman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,815 | 1:199,702 | 19,645 |
| Australia | 47 | 1:574,377 | 41,856 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 57 | 1:427,638 | 25,025 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 282 | 1:178,080 | 15,904 |
Cottman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the cotter, "one who held in absolute villenage; servile tenants, who were mere chattels of their lord, being alike in person and goods at the disposal of their superior. They are Latinized as Cotmanni and Cottariin Domesday, and elsewhere as Cotterelli (v. Pipe Rolls, P. R. Soc. iii. 78). Beatrix Cotewife may have been a widow, holding as tenant after the husband's decease.
William le Cotiere, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John fil Cotman, Northumberland ibid.
Thomas fil. Cotman, Northumberland, ibid.
Richard Coteman, Oxfordshire, ibid.
John Coteman, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Beatrix Cotewif, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Simon le Cotere. History of Norfolk.
1663. Samuel Cottman and Elizabeth Osburne: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
Scotch. A cottager. See Cotman.
Cottman Demographics
Average Male Cottman Height
176.14 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Cottman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cottman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cottman is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Cottman.
How Common Is The Last Name Cottman? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cottman is the 214,639th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,803,521 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Cottman live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,815 people, or 1 in 199,702. In The United States Cottman is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 35 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 18 percent live and New Jersey, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States Cottman is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Cottman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Cottman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 644 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 70 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cottman Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Cottman are 4.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.06% being registered to vote for the political party.
Cottman earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.16% less than the national average, earning $36,176 USD per year.
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