Coter Coat of Arms, Crest and Name Facts

Coter is a familiar spelling of the Irish name Cotter. Read literally, Coter points to “Son of Oitir (Norse Óttarr)”.

Coter coat of arms

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Spelling and variants

Without the “t” of Cotter, Coter is a simpler written form of the same name. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Related forms: Cottier and MacCotter.

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