Cotter Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cotter Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cotter family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 164
Labourer 52
General Servant 19
Tailor 16
Hawker 12
Domestic Servant 11
Agricultural Labourer 8
Dress Maker 8
Laundress 7
Shoe Maker 6
Servant 6
House Keeper 6
Labourer In Iron Works 5
Governess 5
Miner's Son 5
Seamstress 4
Tailoress 4
Needle Woman 4
Nurse 4
Clerk 4
Work At Paper Mill 4
Cabinet Maker 3
Cartridge Maker 3
Charwoman 3
Costermonger 3

Cotter Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cutter 83% 12,943
2 Cotter 100% 7,982
3 Cottier 86% 2,633
4 Cooter 83% 1,532
5 Coater 83% 1,150
6 Catter 83% 887
7 Cottar 83% 134
8 Coter 83% 127

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The surname Cotter is the 2nd most popular variant of Cutter.

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