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Cotton

in New Jersey

There are 319 people with the last name "Cotton" in New Jersey.

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Ranking in New Jersey

NameRank
Cotton 2,418
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  1. is 2,414th most common Viera
  2. is 2,415th most common Desousa
  3. is 2,416th most common Bartholomew
  4. is 2,417th most common Carvajal
  5. is 2,418th most common Cotton
  6. is 2,419th most common Foreman
  7. is 2,420th most common Grimaldi
  8. is 2,421st most common Gunther
  9. is 2,422nd most common Mcevoy

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Cotton

Mary, Joseph, Robert, Charles, James, Michael, William, Andrew, Betty, John

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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Mary Cotton, NJ (6 searches)
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