Cottrell Surname
Approximately 31,971 people bear this surname
Cottrell Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the cotterel.' 'Coterelle, tugurinus': Promptorium Parvulorum The cotterel was an inferior tenant, probably holding in absolute villenage; compare Cotman, Boardman, &c.; v. Cotter.
Stephan Coterel, Somerset, i Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameCottrell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21,618 | 1:16,767 | 2,123 |
| England | 6,113 | 1:9,115 | 1,330 |
| Australia | 1,299 | 1:20,782 | 2,879 |
| Canada | 1,033 | 1:35,669 | 4,547 |
| Wales | 419 | 1:7,386 | 823 |
| New Zealand | 325 | 1:13,933 | 2,424 |
| Ireland | 228 | 1:20,653 | 2,115 |
| South Africa | 143 | 1:378,865 | 33,977 |
| Jamaica | 130 | 1:22,077 | 1,853 |
| Scotland | 125 | 1:42,831 | 3,932 |
| France | 107 | 1:620,773 | 81,454 |
| Nigeria | 85 | 1:2,084,032 | 72,421 |
| Thailand | 57 | 1:1,239,269 | 179,534 |
| Spain | 46 | 1:1,016,349 | 37,676 |
| Northern Ireland | 24 | 1:76,876 | 5,365 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Gibraltar | 19 | 1:1,787 | 420 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 1:1,204,218 | 5,298 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 76 | 1:58,288 | 4,634 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,614 | 1:9,325 | 1,399 |
| Wales | 79 | 1:19,853 | 1,156 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,774 | 1:18,103 | 2,298 |
Cottrell (270) may also be a first name.
Cottrell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the cotterel.' 'Coterelle, tugurinus': Promptorium Parvulorum The cotterel was an inferior tenant, probably holding in absolute villenage; compare Cotman, Boardman, &c.; v. Cotter.
Stephan Coterel, Somerset, i Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Walter Coterel, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
Richa'd Coterell, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Alice Coterel, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Henry Coterel, Bedfordshire, ibid.
William Coterel, 1303. Writs of Parliament.
1662. Richard Cotterell and Mary Fennihowse: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1662-3. Henry Cottrill and Elizabeth Minne: ibid.
= Cotterel, q.v.
(English) Dweller in a small cottage.
A cottage, or a cottager.
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Cottrell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cottrell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cottrell occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Cottrell.
How Common Is The Last Name Cottrell? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cottrell is the 17,337th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 227,942 people. The last name Cottrell is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Cottrell live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 541,116th most common first name throughout the world, held by 270 people.
It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 21,618 people, or 1 in 16,767. In The United States Cottrell is most frequent in: California, where 7 percent live, Ohio, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 61 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.
Cottrell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Cottrell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cottrell surname rose 779 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 234 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 530 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 300 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 4,167 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cottrell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (54%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Cottrell surname are 16.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.73% registered with the political party.
The amount Cottrell earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.28% more than the national average, earning R 338,100 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.42% more than the national average, earning $27,110,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.19% less than the national average, earning $42,635 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.27% more than the national average, earning $51,308 CAD per year.
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