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Cotton

in Iowa

There are 125 people with the last name "Cotton" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

NameRank
Cotton 2,913
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  1. is 2,909th most common Bateman
  2. is 2,910th most common Busse
  3. is 2,911th most common Carruthers
  4. is 2,912th most common Chalupa
  5. is 2,913th most common Cotton
  6. is 2,914th most common Dickman
  7. is 2,915th most common Erdman
  8. is 2,916th most common Felderman
  9. is 2,917th most common Findley

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Cotton

Michael, William, Cynthia, James, John, Julie, Larry, Robert, Daniel, Dawn

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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Michael Cotton, IA (5 searches)
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