Cottan Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cottan Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cottan family

Profession Census Frequency
Cotton Weaver 5
Lime Stone Quarryman 4
General Labourer 3
Cotton Spinner 3
Railway Labourer 3
Domestic Servant 3
Cook Domestic 2
Cotton C Weaver 2
Licenced Victualler 2
Agricultural Farm Boy 1
Apprentice To Machanical Engineer 1
Boiler Stoker 1
Draper's Assistant 1
Dress Makers Assistant 1
Engineer Tool Maker 1
Farmer 1
Printer & Compositor 1
Wool Corter 1
Footman Domestic 1
Navey 1
Corporation Labourer Road 1
Twine Spinner Rope 1
General Servant Domestic 1
General Grocer Shop Keeper 1
Agent Electrical Engineer 1

Cottan Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cotton 83% 53,730
2 Catton 67% 8,443
3 Coton 67% 2,579
4 Catten 67% 1,367
5 Cotten 83% 1,152
6 Cattin 67% 824
7 Cottan 100% 786
8 Cutton 67% 509
9 Coaton 67% 365
10 Cutten 67% 346
11 Cattan 83% 342
12 Cattaneo 63% 232
13 Cooton 67% 140
14 Cottin 83% 120

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The surname Cottan is the 7th most popular variant of Cotton.

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