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Cotter

in Pennsylvania

There are 430 people with the last name "Cotter" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

NameRank
Cotter 2,935
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  1. is 2,931st most common Holtz
  2. is 2,932nd most common Noonan
  3. is 2,933rd most common Shaver
  4. is 2,934th most common Bull
  5. is 2,935th most common Cotter
  6. is 2,936th most common Diggs
  7. is 2,937th most common Drumheller
  8. is 2,938th most common Hensel
  9. is 2,939th most common Lander

Similar Names and Nicknames

Cotton, Cottrell, Cotten, Cottle, Cottingham, Cotto, Couture, Cottrill, Cutter, Cottone

Most Common First Names for Cotter

Thomas, John, Michael, Mary, James, Joseph, Richard, Robert, Patricia, William

Meaning & History

Irish (co. Cork): reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Oitir ‘son of Oitir’, a personal name borrowed from Old Norse Óttarr, composed of the elements ótti ‘fear’, ‘dread’ + herr ‘army’.

English: status name from Middle English cotter, a technical term in the feudal system for a serf or bond tenant who held a cottage by service rather than rent, from Old English cot ‘cottage’, ‘hut’ (see Coates) + -er agent suffix.

Probably an Americanized spelling of German Kotter.

Recent Searches for "Cotter" in Pennsylvania

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Thomas Cotter, PA (9 searches)
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