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Cottington Family History

Cottington Name Meaning

from Cottenden in Ticehurst (Sussex) the medieval evidence for which is represented by the surnames cited below. The place-name probably means ‘woodland pasture associated with a man called Cotela’ from an Old English personal name *Cotela + the connective particle -ing- + denn ‘woodland pasture (especially for swine)’. occasionally a variant of Coddington .

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


Similar surnames: Covington, Coddington, Codrington, Corrington, Courington, Huntington

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You can see how Cottington families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cottington family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Cottington families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1840 there was 1 Cottington family living in Indiana. This was about 50% of all the recorded Cottington's in USA. Indiana and 1 other state had the highest population of Cottington families in 1840.
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What did your Cottington ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the USA named Cottington. 36% of Cottington men worked as a Farmer. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    36%
  • Laborer
    22%
  • Manager
    15%
  • Truck Driver
    15%
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Passenger Lists

There are 412 immigration records available for the last name Cottington. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 315 military records available for the last name Cottington. For the veterans among your Cottington ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1964 and 2004, in the United States, Cottington life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1975, and highest in 1973. The average life expectancy for Cottington in 1964 was 67, and 88 in 2004.

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