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Cotton

in North Carolina

There are 1,087 people with the last name "Cotton" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

NameRank
Cotton 1,016
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  1. is 1,012th most common Rush
  2. is 1,013th most common Craft
  3. is 1,014th most common Speight
  4. is 1,015th most common Blanchard
  5. is 1,016th most common Cotton
  6. is 1,017th most common Mcmanus
  7. is 1,018th most common Crabtree
  8. is 1,019th most common Wray
  9. is 1,020th most common Denny

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Cotton

James, Michael, Mary, Robert, John, William, Carolyn, David, Joseph, Barbara

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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James Cotton, NC (9 searches)
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