How common is the surname McCotter?

716 people in the United States had the surname McCotter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 431,209 Americans. It ranked 32,203rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McCotter?

Thaddeus McCotter, American politician (born 1965).

Where is the surname McCotter most common?

Wikidata records people named McCotter in the United States.

Is the surname McCotter getting more or less common?

More common. 701 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 716 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname McCotter

A patronymic surname, carried by 716 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M236

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCotter is more common than 80.2% of them.

Origin

Anlgicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac Oitir (“son of Oitir”), Gaelic form of the Old Norse personal name Óttar, composed of the elements ótti (“fear”) + herr (“army”).

McCotter is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 716 people named McCotter in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 431,209 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 701.

#32,203

rank among US surnames

716

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #31,271)

Who is named McCotter

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

75% of people named McCotter identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McCotters

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thaddeus McCotter
American politician (born 1965)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McCotter

McCotter has the Soundex code M236, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M236.

Questions

Where does the surname McCotter come from?: Anlgicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac Oitir (“son of Oitir”), Gaelic form of the Old Norse personal name Óttar, composed of the elements ótti (“fear”) + herr (“army”).
How common is the surname McCotter?: 716 people in the United States had the surname McCotter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 431,209 Americans. It ranked 32,203rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCotter?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named McCotter identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McCotter?: Thaddeus McCotter, American politician (born 1965).
Where is the surname McCotter most common?: Wikidata records people named McCotter in the United States.
What type of surname is McCotter?: McCotter is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McCotter getting more or less common?: More common. 701 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 716 in 2010, up 2.1%.