Cottrell Surname

17,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,971 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

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.

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Cottrell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21,6181:16,7672,123
England6,1131:9,1151,330
Australia1,2991:20,7822,879
Canada1,0331:35,6694,547
Wales4191:7,386823
New Zealand3251:13,9332,424
Ireland2281:20,6532,115
South Africa1431:378,86533,977
Jamaica1301:22,0771,853
Scotland1251:42,8313,932
France1071:620,77381,454
Nigeria851:2,084,03272,421
Thailand571:1,239,269179,534
Spain461:1,016,34937,676
Northern Ireland241:76,8765,365
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Gibraltar191:1,787420
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland761:58,2884,634
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6141:9,3251,399
Wales791:19,8531,156
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7741:18,1032,298

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.

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

= Cotterel, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller in a small cottage.

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

A cottage, or a cottager.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cottriell942/
Scottrell942/
Cottrelll942/
Cottrrell941/
Coottrell941/
Cotttrell940/
Cottrel93515/
Cotrell93488/
Cottrill885,700/
Cattrell88348/
Cuttrell88135/
Cottreel88101/
Cottriel8888/
Cothrell8839/
Costrell8819/
Kottrell886/
Cotrrell884/
Coetrell882/
Coutrell881/
Sottrell881/
Cottryll880/
Corell862,348/
Cotrel86589/
Cottrellová842/
Cauttrell8234/
Couttreel8223/
Scotrrell821/
Coustrell820/
Correll809,680/
Cutrell801,050/
Coriell801,029/
Catrell80174/
Cotrill8081/
Courell8063/
Costrel8043/
Cottril8037/
Sottrel8031/
Cothrel8027/
Coutrel8026/
Cattrel8025/
Cotriel803/
Kotrell802/
Coruell802/
Sotrell802/
Corzell801/
Cotrael801/
Cootrel801/
Coyrell801/
Sottrll801/
Cosrell800/
Coraell800/
Cohrell800/
Coroell800/
Corel77808/
Corll77191/
Cuthrell751,033/
Cautrell7587/
Corriell7549/
Coutreel7534/
Kettrell7531/
Castrell7521/
Scattrel7514/
Cathrell757/
Cuttrill754/
Cattrill753/
Cottriol753/
Kattrell752/
Coutriel752/
Courrell751/
Cothrill750/
Custrell750/
Cuttriel750/
Couriell750/
Korell712,977/
Courel71791/
Carell71495/
Cuthriell7198/
Correl7191/
Coriel7177/
Sotrel7128/
Courll7120/
Corzel7117/
Cutrel717/
Corael717/
Cotril715/
Kotrel714/
Corill713/
Cutrll712/
Catrel712/
Coreel712/
Corrll711/
Quettrell710/
Coryll710/
Catrll710/
Carrell676,920/
Corl671,953/
Catriel67488/
Korrell67365/
Corgill67174/
Corriel67147/
Couriel67136/
Kohrell67104/
Corrill6793/
Castrel6759/
Coureul6726/
Soutrel6726/
Satrell6723/
Carzell6720/
Katrell6712/
Caurell6710/
Courrel6710/
Casrell676/
Cariell673/
Cuthrel672/
Koroell672/
Korzell672/
Kettrel672/
Coreltt672/
Kutrell671/
Caroell671/
Corrael671/
Corrhll671/
Courrll671/
Kotriel671/
Caruell671/
Coregli671/
Correlt671/
Chatrel671/
Cathrel670/
Catrill670/
Qatrell670/
Cattril670/
Catrelt670/
Cahrell670/
Costril670/
Careell670/

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