Explore the Family Name Cotte
The meaning of Cotte
1. 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. 2. 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. 3. French: habitational name from (La) Cotte, the name of several places in various parts of France. 4. German: variant of Kotte, a surname which is in part of Sorbian origin.
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How common is the last name Cotte in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Cotte has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Cotte ranked 60,887th in popularity, with a count of 309 occurrences, representing a proportion of 0.11 per 100,000 individuals. However, by 2010, the surname had risen to rank 57,101st, with a count of 357 occurrences. This represents a positive change in both rank and count, with increases of 6.22% and 15.53% respectively. The proportion of individuals with this surname also increased to 0.12 per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #60,887 | #57,101 | 6.22% |
| Count | 309 | 357 | 15.53% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.11 | 0.12 | 9.09% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cotte
In relation to ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been some changes between 2000 and 2010 for the surname Cotte. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as either White (52.75%) or Hispanic (44.01%). By 2010, there was a slight shift in these percentages, with 48.74% identifying as White and 46.22% as Hispanic. While the percentage of those identifying as White decreased by 7.6%, the percentage identifying as Hispanic showed an increase of 5.02%. There was also a significant increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as Black, from 1.94% in 2000 to 2.80% in 2010, which represents a 44.33% change. In 2010, a small percentage (1.96%) also began identifying as belonging to two or more races, while there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 52.75% | 48.74% | -7.6% |
| Hispanic | 44.01% | 46.22% | 5.02% |
| Black | 1.94% | 2.8% | 44.33% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 1.96% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |