Cotter

in Illinois

There are 515 people with the last name "Cotter" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

NameRank
Cotter 2,127
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  1. is 2,123rd most common Mobley
  2. is 2,124th most common Sheets
  3. is 2,125th most common Escamilla
  4. is 2,126th most common Varela
  5. is 2,127th most common Cotter
  6. is 2,128th most common Horner
  7. is 2,129th most common Hough
  8. is 2,130th most common Kaufmann
  9. is 2,131st most common Hubert

Similar Names and Nicknames

Cotton, Cottrell, Cotten, Cottle, Cottingham, Cotto, Couture, Cottrill, Cutter, Cottone

Most Common First Names for Cotter

John, James, William, Mary, Robert, David, Jeffrey, Mark, Michael, Patrick



Meaning & History

Irish (co. Cork): reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Oitir ‘son of Oitir’, a personal name borrowed from Old Norse Óttarr, composed of the elements ótti ‘fear’, ‘dread’ + herr ‘army’.

English: status name from Middle English cotter, a technical term in the feudal system for a serf or bond tenant who held a cottage by service rather than rent, from Old English cot ‘cottage’, ‘hut’ (see Coates) + -er agent suffix.

Probably an Americanized spelling of German Kotter.


Recent Searches for "Cotter" in Illinois

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John Cotter, IL (8 searches)

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