The cotter Surname
cotter Name Meaning and History
- Irish (co. Cork): reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Oitir ‘son of Oitir’, a personal name borrowed from Old Norse Óttarr, composed of the elements ótti ‘fear’, ‘dread’ + herr ‘army’.
- English: status name from Middle English cotter, a technical term in the feudal system for a serf or bond tenant who held a cottage by service rather than rent, from Old English cot ‘cottage’, ‘hut’ (see Coates) + -er agent suffix.
- Probably an Americanized spelling of German Kotter.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| COTTER, David F 1902-1939 |
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| theodosia and jim cotter |
 mnjripp
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| Cotter's of MI, SHI CO, 1855 | Ray Cotter | 32 |
| Re: Looking for family history | Richard Rhodes Cotter | 16 |
| Michael Cotter |
danlyn5
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| cotters In NYC and Brooklyn from abt 1866 | Tom Spellacy | 5 |
| COTTERS - North County Cork |
ccquinlan1
| 27 |
| COTTER, Obie T 1904-1967 |
t42RoseHill
| 0 |
| Ohio Cotter - Amelia |
BetsyEarley96
| 4 |
| COTTER, Tamara Lee and Brenden Lee |
t42RoseHill
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