Cotty Surname

266,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Cotty Surname Definition:

Fom the Dutch, Kothe; a personal name.

Cotty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7291:91,11513,151
United States3301:1,098,36079,589
South Africa1911:283,65327,806
England621:898,67846,462
Venezuela551:549,16510,134
Wales331:93,7747,567
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
China21:683,660,78330,601
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
Wales141:112,0304,740
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Cotty (228) may also be a first name.

Cotty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Fom the Dutch, Kothe; a personal name.

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

Cotty Last Name Facts

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

Cotty is found most frequently in France. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cotty? popularity and diffusion

It is the 266,135th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,960,889 people. Cotty is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Cotty reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 594,918th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 228 people.

The surname is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 729 people, or 1 in 91,115. In France Cotty is most numerous in: Brittany, where 35 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 18 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 15 percent are found. Barring France Cotty is found in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and South Africa, where 13 percent are found.

Cotty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cotty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cotty last name increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 122 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 236 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cotty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cotty surname are 6.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.38% registered with the political party.

The amount Cotty earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 343.12% more than the national average, earning R 1,053,020 per year and in United States they earn 5.75% less than the national average, earning $40,668 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cottey91558/
Chotty91206/
Cottoy91191/
Coutty9159/
Csotty9144/
Cottay917/
Coetty912/
Ciotty910/
Cootty910/
Coty891,986/
Chhotty839/
Choitty831/
Chootty831/
Costtey830/
Cotta809,366/
Cotte806,644/
Cotti804,545/
Couty803,760/
Cotet803,244/
Cotiy802,606/
Catty80711/
Cotey80623/
Cotay80600/
Kotty80459/
Cutty80277/
Choty80132/
Cotyi8084/
Cotoy8047/
Cotuy8036/
Cotté8035/
Czoty8016/
Cothy809/
Cooty808/
Cotit806/
Codty801/
Coity801/
Cottê801/
Cotter7332,044/
Ciotti7310,479/
Choity736,040/
Cottet735,144/
Ciotta733,172/
Cottee731,611/
Costet73979/
Cousty73971/
Cottis73881/
Cottez73470/
Costoy73378/
Coutet73352/
Chotay73349/
Coutte73332/
Chatty73248/
Costey73226/
Cottes73217/
Cotaya73206/
Cattay73161/
Cothiy73161/
Cattey73158/
Cotait73151/
Chotyi73114/
Chotte73102/
Chotti73100/
Cootey7394/
Coutey7387/
Ciotte7379/
Chotiy7377/
Coette7368/
Cottie7358/
Cothey7353/
Coitay7353/
Coutta7352/
Coytte7350/
Coteat7347/
Chouty7346/
Kottey7343/
Cothay7333/
Cottiz7333/
Coutti7331/
Costte7330/
Coetti7330/
Costti7326/
Costys7320/
Cothet7319/
Kottay7317/
Chotey7315/
Coitte7314/
Cotest7311/
Cuttoy739/
Koutty738/
Coutté737/
Chutty735/
Choyty734/
Cottea734/
Chotoy734/
Dcotta733/
Cootte732/
Cottha732/
Coutiy732/
Costay732/
Cathty732/
Cottip732/
Cattiy731/
Chothy731/
Chhoty731/
Coteet731/
Cotets731/
Coztoy731/
Cohtti731/
Kottoy731/
Cottoi731/
Ccatty731/
Catthy731/
Coutay731/
Cottéa731/
Couëty731/
Coëtte731/
Chooty731/
Coutyo731/
Cottit730/
Cuttey730/
Cote67103,985/
Cota6782,127/
Coti674,255/
Koty673,942/
Caty671,202/
Cuty67791/
Cottais67564/
Coté67540/
Couttet67465/
Coustet67449/
Couttie67299/
D'Cotta67240/
Czotter67207/
Choitay67194/
Chattey67188/
Cottiss67170/
Chottai6789/
Couttee6764/
Choutte6753/
Coittet6741/
Chuttey6721/
Coutaya6717/
Couttes6716/
Chhotey6713/
Couteat6712/
Chattay6711/
Coithay6710/
Coustey6710/
Chhotay677/
Chotaya677/
Ciottis677/
Chothyo677/
Choutey676/
Casttey676/
Chootay675/
Coutter674/
Kotteey674/
Cosstte673/
Cotè673/
Cotí673/
Khottey672/
Cottees672/
Chhotte672/
Kottaya672/
Choutti672/
Cotê672/
Tchotet672/
Tchotte672/
Costest672/
Costych672/
Couëtte672/
Cotteer671/
Kouttay671/
Cattiey671/
Chothiy671/
Chootey671/
Chhotti671/
Costeth671/
Cootter671/
Ciotter671/
Gcotter671/
Tchotti671/
Tchouty671/
Tcoutta671/
Tchatty671/
Chautty671/
Costhey671/
Cottess671/
Choithy671/
Choitti671/
Costitt671/
Costets670/
Cottett670/
Cotteis670/
Couthet670/
Couttis670/
Coutohy670/

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