Find out how popular the last name Cottrill is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Cottrill.

Cottrill, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Cottrill surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cottrill in America

Cottrill is the 8834th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cottrill surname appeared 3,709 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Cottrill.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cottrill to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Cottrill

The surname Cottrill is believed to have originated in England, with its roots dating back to the 12th century. It is thought to be a locational name, derived from a place name such as Cotterhill or Cotterill, which may have referred to a cottage on a hill or a cottage by a hill.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Staffordshire in 1327, where a Robert de Cotterell is mentioned. This suggests that the name was already in use in the Midlands region of England during the 14th century.

In the late 16th century, the surname appears in various parish records across England, including in Oxfordshire, where a Thomas Cottrell was mentioned in the records of Watlington in 1591. Other early spellings of the name include Cotterell, Cotterill, and Cotrill.

The Cottrill surname is also associated with several notable historical figures. One such figure is Sir Charles Cottrell (1615-1701), an English politician and courtier who served as Master of the Ceremonies to King Charles II. Another prominent individual was Thomas Cottrell (1698-1764), an English merchant and Member of Parliament for Bletchingley.

In the 18th century, the Cottrill surname gained further prominence with the birth of Samuel Cottrill (1755-1832), an English clergyman and author who served as the vicar of Ormskirk in Lancashire. His son, Charles John Cottrill (1798-1871), followed in his footsteps and became a renowned Anglican clergyman and author.

Additionally, the Cottrill name has been linked to several place names in England, such as Cotterill Farm in Derbyshire and Cotterill Hall in Staffordshire, which may have served as the original locations from which the surname derived.

While the Cottrill surname is most prevalent in England, it has also been recorded in various other parts of the world, likely due to migration and immigration patterns over the centuries. However, its origins can be firmly traced back to the English counties of Staffordshire, Oxfordshire, and Derbyshire.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cottrill

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Cottrill.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Cottrill was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Cottrill has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Cottrill was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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