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Cotton

in the US

There are 25,906 people with the last name "Cotton" in the United States.

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Cotton 1,019
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  1. is 1,015th most common Maloney
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  4. is 1,018th most common Workman
  5. is 1,019th most common Cotton
  6. is 1,020th most common Craft
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Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Cotton

James, John, Robert, Michael, William, Mary, David, Charles, Richard, 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.

Recent Searches for "Cotton" in the US

Since June 2009
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James Cotton (98 searches)
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