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Cotton

in Texas

There are 2,670 people with the last name "Cotton" in Texas.

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Ranking in Texas

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Cotton 869
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  1. is 865th most common Wooten
  2. is 866th most common Gallardo
  3. is 867th most common Whitley
  4. is 868th most common Franks
  5. is 869th most common Cotton
  6. is 870th most common Mclaughlin
  7. is 871st most common Wilcox
  8. is 872nd most common Talley
  9. is 873rd most common Nixon

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Cotton

James, Charles, John, David, William, Michael, Robert, Richard, Paul, 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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James Cotton, TX (9 searches)
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