Cooter

Cooter Meaning & Origin

About Cooter
The surname Cooter is of English origin and is derived from the Middle English word "cote" or "cotee," meaning a small cottage or shelter. It was likely used as a topographic name for someone who lived in or near a small cottage or as a nickname for someone who worked or lived in such a place. The surname Cooter may also have been a variant of the occupational name "Cotter," referring to someone who was a cottager or tenant farmer.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Cooter is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Cooter: 699
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 32,834
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.24

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Cooter based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Cooter is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KTR
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C0306
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K UW1 T ER0
🌐 IPA
/ˈkutər/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KTR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C360

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Cooter in Braille

Here's how to represent Cooter in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Cooter in braille

How to sign the name Cooter using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Cooter using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Cooter in sign language

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