About the Coton Surname

Spellings drift, and Coton is where Cotton drifted for some families. Name scholars give the meaning as “At the cottages”. Without the “t” of Cotton, Coton is a simpler written form of the same name. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Other spellings include Cotten.

Spain's INE counts 308 residents with Coton as first surname and 355 with it as second. Spaniards carry two surnames, one from each parent, which is why Coton is counted in both positions. French birth records list 901 children named Coton between 1891 and 2000.

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