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Cotton

in Maine

There are 111 people with the last name "Cotton" in Maine.

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Ranking in Maine

NameRank
Cotton 1,787
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  1. is 1,783rd most common Sherburne
  2. is 1,784th most common Stacey
  3. is 1,785th most common Vaughn
  4. is 1,786th most common Buxton
  5. is 1,787th most common Cotton
  6. is 1,788th most common Ellingwood
  7. is 1,789th most common Enman
  8. is 1,790th most common Favreau
  9. is 1,791st most common Goulette

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Cotton

John, Charles, Dorothy, George, Mark, Ronald, Anne, Arthur, Beverly, Daniel

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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John Cotton, ME (7 searches)
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