Cottrell
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Cutrell
Etymology
From Old French coterel, a diminutive of cotier (“cottager”).
Proper noun
Cottrell (countable and uncountable, plural Cottrells)
- A surname from Old French.
- An unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cottrell is the 2141st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16930 individuals. Cottrell is most common among White (83.38%) and Black/African American (11.5%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cottrell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 375.