Cotton is an Anglo-Saxon surname, derived from place names such as Coton, Cottam and Cotham, which in turn are named for the Old English word cot meaning cottage or hut,[1] and as an (unrelated) French surname, from the diminutive of cotte, meaning coat of mail. Notable people with the surname include:
^Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Cotton is an Anglo-Saxon surname, derived from place names such as Coton, Cottam and Cotham, which in turn are named for the Old English word cot meaning cottage or hut,[1] and as an (unrelated) French surname, from the diminutive of cotte, meaning coat of mail. Notable people with the surname include:
^Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Surname list
This page lists people with the
surnameCotton. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.