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Cotton

in California

There are 1,873 people with the last name "Cotton" in California.

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Ranking in California

NameRank
Cotton 1,504
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  1. is 1,500th most common Abraham
  2. is 1,501st most common Alba
  3. is 1,502nd most common Briseno
  4. is 1,503rd most common Montiel
  5. is 1,504th most common Cotton
  6. is 1,505th most common Sexton
  7. is 1,506th most common Desai
  8. is 1,507th most common Pang
  9. is 1,508th most common Ching

Similar Names and Nicknames

Cottrell, Cotter, Cotten, Cottle, Cottingham, Cotto, Cottrill, Cottone, Cottman, Cotterman

Most Common First Names for Cotton

John, Robert, James, David, Charles, Cynthia, Michael, William, Thomas

Meaning & History

English: habitational name from any of numerous places named from Old English cotum (dative plural of cot) ‘at the cottages or huts’ (or sometimes possibly from a Middle English plural, coten). Examples include Coton (Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Staffordshire), Cottam (East Yorkshire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire), and Cotham (Nottinghamshire).

French: from a diminutive of Old French cot(t)e ‘coat (of mail)’ (see Cott).

FOREBEARS John Cotton (1584–1652) was a noted Puritan preacher, who landed at Boston, MA, from London in 1633 and became leader of the Congregationalists in America.

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