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Cotton

in Pennsylvania

There are 467 people with the last name "Cotton" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

NameRank
Cotton 2,663
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  1. is 2,659th most common Petty
  2. is 2,660th most common Pressley
  3. is 2,661st most common Bowes
  4. is 2,662nd most common Cortes
  5. is 2,663rd most common Cotton
  6. is 2,664th most common Derstine
  7. is 2,665th most common Dorazio
  8. is 2,666th most common Frankenfield
  9. is 2,667th most common Fretz

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Cotton

Robert, John, Kenneth, Thomas, William, Cheryl, Keith, Mary, Michael, Richard

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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Robert Cotton, PA (9 searches)
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