Cottons Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Cottons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cottons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
United States151:24,163,929685,360
India51:153,413,076951,030
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Cottons Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cottons is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cottons? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cottons is the 2,909,720th most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Cottons reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Cottons is most widely held in Canada, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 1,939,242. In Canada Cottons is most numerous in: British Columbia, where 100 percent live. Outside of Canada Cottons is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Cottons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cottons has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cottons surname expanded 107 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cottons Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Cottons earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 31.81% less than the national average, earning $29,425 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.99% less than the national average, earning $48,196 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Couttons930/
Cotons924/
Cottoms86276/
Coutons862/
Cottans860/
Cuttons860/
Cattons860/
Coustons801/
Couttans800/
Sotons772/
Catons772/
Kostons71150/
Custons7167/
Chatons714/
Coutans711/
Costans711/
Jostons711/
Castons710/
Cattans710/
Coustans67243/
Cottance6733/
Cottanch671/
Johstons670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cottons
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