Cotrin Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

There is no single Cotrin family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Family name meaning

In census returns, Cotrin often stands in for Cotrim. The family name meaning is “From Cotrim”, the same as for Cotrim.

Before spelling was fixed, Cotrim was also written Cotrin. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. The same family of names includes Cotrina.

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