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Cotte Family History

Cotte Surname Meaning

French: metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of a kind of long-sleeved tunic worn in the Middle Ages by farmers of both sexes or of a chain mail from Old French cot(t)e ‘long-sleeved tunic, coat of mail, surcoat’. See also 2 below.

French (Cotté): nickname for a wearer of a kind of long-sleeved tunic (see 1 above) or less likely of a chain mail, a protection which only the richest classes who already had distinguished surnames of their own could afford.

French: habitational name from (La) Cotte, the name of several places in various parts of France.

German: variant of Kotte, a surname which is in part of Sorbian origin.

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


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You can see how Cotte families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cotte family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Cotte families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 19 Cotte families living in London. This was about 35% of all the recorded Cotte's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Cotte families in 1891.
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What did your Cotte ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Cotte. 100% of Cotte women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Passenger Lists

There are 776 immigration records available for the last name Cotte. 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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Draft Cards

There are 472 military records available for the last name Cotte. For the veterans among your Cotte ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Cotte lifespan?

Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Cotte life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1968, and highest in 1973. The average life expectancy for Cotte in 1962 was 49, and 87 in 2004.

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