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Cotton

in Georgia

There are 1,355 people with the last name "Cotton" in Georgia.

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Ranking in Georgia

NameRank
Cotton 740
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  1. is 736th most common Bragg
  2. is 737th most common Hamby
  3. is 738th most common Summers
  4. is 739th most common Bullock
  5. is 740th most common Cotton
  6. is 741st most common Hooper
  7. is 742nd most common Carey
  8. is 743rd most common Brannon
  9. is 744th most common Justice

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Cotton

James, Linda, Mary, David, Larry, Janice, Patricia, Robert, Thomas, Christopher

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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James Cotton, GA (9 searches)
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