Cota Family History

Cota Surname Meaning

Galician: habitational name from any of several places in Galicia (Spain) named Cota. The placename may be from cota ‘animal den’.

Italian: nickname or metonymic occupational name from cota, a variant of cote ‘whetstone’.

Croatian: nickname from cota ‘lame person’, a derivative of the old Venetian word zoto (see Zotti).

Croatian and Bosniak (Čota): nickname for a lame person, a cognate of 3 above based on Croatian dialect čota ‘shrunken foot’ or derived from čotav ‘lame’.

Altered form of French Côté (see Cote).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Cotta, Coca, Cott, Cova, Cote, Rota, Coto, Costa, Mota, Coty

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Where is the Cota family from?

You can see how Cota families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cota family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Cota families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 3 Cota families living in London. This was about 75% of all the recorded Cota's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Cota families in 1891.

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What did your Cota ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Housework were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Cota. 25% of Cota men worked as a Laborer and 13% of Cota women worked as a Housework. Some less common occupations for Americans named Cota were Truck driver and Clerk.

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Laborer

25%

Farmer

Farm laborer

Truck driver

Housework

13%

Housekeeper

11%

Teacher

Clerk

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Census Record

There are 24K census records available for the last name Cota. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Cota census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 7K immigration records available for the last name Cota. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 3K military records available for the last name Cota. For the veterans among your Cota ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Cota lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Cota life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 1987. The average life expectancy for Cota in 1943 was 25, and 66 in 2004.

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Cota Surname Meaning

Galician: habitational name from any of several places in Galicia (Spain) named Cota. The placename may be from cota ‘animal den’.

Italian: nickname or metonymic occupational name from cota, a variant of cote ‘whetstone’.

Croatian: nickname from cota ‘lame person’, a derivative of the old Venetian word zoto (see Zotti).

Croatian and Bosniak (Čota): nickname for a lame person, a cognate of 3 above based on Croatian dialect čota ‘shrunken foot’ or derived from čotav ‘lame’.

Altered form of French Côté (see Cote).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Cota family from?

What did your Cota ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

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

Laborer

25%

Farmer

Farm laborer

Truck driver

Housework

13%

Housekeeper

11%

Teacher

Clerk

What Cota family records will you find?

What is the average Cota lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Cota life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 1987. The average life expectancy for Cota in 1943 was 25, and 66 in 2004.

Cota Family History

Cota Surname Meaning

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Cota Surname Meaning

183,000 record(s) for Cota

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Where is the Cota family from?

What did your Cota ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Top Female Occupations In 1940

What Cota family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Cota lifespan?

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