The Cottrill surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,709 people carried this name — #8,834 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 79,400 people counted. That is up 4% from 3,560 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Cottrill surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as an occupational name: ‘the cotterel’.

An early record he cites: Richard Coterell, Devon, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Cotterell and Cottrill.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 208 · public domain.

In print

Cottrill in American newspapers,
1860–1878.

Newspaper page from Chicago Daily Tribune carrying the name Cottrill
Chicago Daily Tribune 1878-05-13
Newspaper page from M'arthur Democrat carrying the name Cottrill
M'arthur Democrat 1860-01-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,463 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Cottrill in Australian newspapers,
1850s–2000s.

1,334 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Cottrill. The most, 292, date from the 1910s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 401
New South Wales 375
Queensland 206
Western Australia 190
South Australia 111
ACT (Canberra) 26
Tasmania 22
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Cottrill.

Who carried it

People named Cottrill,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Joe Cottrill
    Joe Cottrill 1888–1972 · athletics competitor
  • Joe Cottrill
    Joe Cottrill 1888–1972 · athletics competitor
  • Frank Cottrill d. 1984 · curator
  • Douglas Cottrill 1916–1982 · entomologist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Cottrill,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States180 records

180 records of the Cottrill name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 107
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 27
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 15
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 15
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 12
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William C. Cottrill

    Born 1925 in Ohio. Enlisted 1943 at Columbus; tool sharpener from Montgomery County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Dayton National Cemetery, Ohio.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Robert E. Cottrill

    Born 1930; from Harrison County, West Virginia. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; declared dead 1950 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Catherine Cottrill

    Arrived at New York in 1852 aboard the Excelsior from Liverpool, aged 27; laborer. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 180 records for Cottrill in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia62 records

62 records of the Cottrill name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 34
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 12
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 9
  • Tasmanian Names Index 4
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Cottrill

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Mount Stewart Elphinstone, arriving 1849.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Cottrill

    Arrived in Queensland in 1882 aboard the Albany, as an infant.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Hubert Norman Cottrill

    Postman of McKinnon, Victoria; died 1948.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 62 records for Cottrill in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Cottrill name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Charles Cottrill

    Buried in 1936 at Transcona Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Charles William Cottrill

    Died in service in 1900.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Albert Cottrill

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 4 records for Cottrill in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Cottrill name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. J. Cottrill

    Leicestershire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Cottrill

    Worcestershire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Cottrill

    Royal Sussex Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Cottrill name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Bernard Cottrill

    Died 1989, aged 78; buried at Belfast Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Cottrill name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jane Ellen Cottrill

    Married in 1869 in St.Pancras (Middlesex).

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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