Cottier Family Crest & Name History

Written in a baptism entry or a ship's list, Cottier usually leads back to Cotter. The name is generally explained as “Son of Oitir (Norse Óttarr)”. Cottier is listed among the recognised spellings of Cotter. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. You may also find the name written Coter and MacCotter.

In the 2010 US Census, 550 Americans gave Cottier as their last name (rank 39,887). That puts it inside the top 50,000 US surnames. 2,131 people born in France between 1891 and 2000 carried the Cottier name at birth.

Arms linked to Cotter and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Cottier report, with a museum-style coat of arms.