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 179
General Labourer 15
Living On Own Means 13
Domestic Servant 13
Coal Miner 11
Dress Maker 8
Clerk 8
Labourer 7
Agricultural Labourer 7
General Servant Domestic 7
Tailor 7
General Servant 6
Farm Labourer 6
Grocer 6
Living On Her Own Means 4
Shoe Maker 4
Tailoress 4
Farm Servant 3
Apprentice 3
Farmer's Son 3
Charwoman 3
Dock Labourer 3
Assistant 3
Factory Hand 3
Milk Carrier 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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