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Cotton

in Tennessee

There are 665 people with the last name "Cotton" in Tennessee.

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Ranking in Tennessee

NameRank
Cotton 1,156
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  1. is 1,152nd most common Jensen
  2. is 1,153rd most common Barbee
  3. is 1,154th most common Bernard
  4. is 1,155th most common Beach
  5. is 1,156th most common Cotton
  6. is 1,157th most common Fulton
  7. is 1,158th most common Pulley
  8. is 1,159th most common Reaves
  9. is 1,160th most common Conway

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Cotton

James, Joyce, Mary, Michael, William, Billy, David, Jeff, Linda, Malcolm

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, TN (9 searches)
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