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Cotton

in South Carolina

There are 375 people with the last name "Cotton" in South Carolina.

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Ranking in South Carolina

NameRank
Cotton 1,466
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  1. is 1,462nd most common Anders
  2. is 1,463rd most common Bray
  3. is 1,464th most common Macdonald
  4. is 1,465th most common Addis
  5. is 1,466th most common Cotton
  6. is 1,467th most common Hawthorne
  7. is 1,468th most common Boyer
  8. is 1,469th most common Sisk
  9. is 1,470th most common Barry

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Cotton

William, Margaret, Richard, David, John, Susan, Charles, Jennifer, Sammy, Thomas

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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William Cotton, SC (9 searches)
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