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The Cotten surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,719 people carried this name — #6,015 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 51,500 people counted. That is up 8% from 5,300 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 520 people named Cotten.

6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 29 départements, most often Finistère.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 6
Finistère 386
Paris 38
Morbihan 19
Loire-Atlantique 11
Deux-Sèvres 10
Gironde 9
Charente-Maritime 6
Manche 4

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Cotten in American newspapers,
1910–1921.

Newspaper page from The Oakes Times carrying the name Cotten
The Oakes Times 1919-01-30
Newspaper page from The Ordway New Era carrying the name Cotten
The Ordway New Era 1921-01-14
Newspaper page from Palestine Daily Herald carrying the name Cotten
Palestine Daily Herald 1910-07-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 43,448 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Cotten,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Joseph Cotten
    Joseph Cotten 1905–1994 · screenwriter
  • Mary Anne Cotten d. 1853
  • Robert Randolph Cotten 1839–1928 · merchant
  • Bruce Cotten 1873–1954
  • Elizabeth Cotten 1893–1987 · singer
  • Lyman A. Cotten 1909–1991 · professor

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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