Where Does the Cottrill Surname Come From?

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Cottrell surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Family name meaning

In census returns, Cottrill often stands in for Cottrell. In origin, the name means “cottager”.

Spelled with “i” instead of “e”, Cottrill shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Cotterell. The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Cottrill with 3,709 bearers, at rank 8,834.

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