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    The surname Cotman

    An English surname, carried by 777 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈkɒtmən/ 2 syllables Soundex C355

    Cotman: #30,165 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Cotman #30,165, 777 people Cotman: #30,165 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Cotman #30,165, 777 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cotman is more common than 81.4% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From Middle English Cotman, Coteman (literally “cotter, cottager”), equivalent to cot + man.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 777 people named Cotman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 397,356 Americans. That is up 5.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 734.

    #30,165
    rank among US surnames
    777
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.9%
    change since 2000 (was #30,120)

    Who is named Cotman

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    77% of people named Cotman identified as Black (not Hispanic), 17% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as two or more races.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 77%
    • White (not Hispanic) 17%
    • Two or more races 3.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Cotmans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • John Sell Cotman
      British artist (1782-1842)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Cotman

    Cotman has the Soundex code C355, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C355.

    Other English surnames

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    Questions

    Where does the surname Cotman come from?
    From Middle English Cotman, Coteman (literally “cotter, cottager”), equivalent to cot + man.
    How common is the surname Cotman?
    777 people in the United States had the surname Cotman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 397,356 Americans. It ranked 30,165th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Cotman?
    In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Cotman identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 17% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Cotman?
    John Sell Cotman, British artist (1782-1842).
    Where is the surname Cotman most common?
    Wikidata records people named Cotman in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
    How do you pronounce Cotman?
    Cotman is /ˈkɒtmən/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Cotman getting more or less common?
    More common. 734 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 777 in 2010, up 5.9%.