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Cotton

in Massachusetts

There are 398 people with the last name "Cotton" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

NameRank
Cotton 1,908
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  1. is 1,904th most common Gauvin
  2. is 1,905th most common Salazar
  3. is 1,906th most common Berrios
  4. is 1,907th most common Cooley
  5. is 1,908th most common Cotton
  6. is 1,909th most common Fleury
  7. is 1,910th most common Fulton
  8. is 1,911th most common Massey
  9. is 1,912th most common Senecal

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Cotton

John, Michael, Paul, David, Mary, Donald, Richard, Robert, Joseph

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, MA (9 searches)
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