Cottage

Cottage Meaning & Origin

About Cottage
The surname Cottage is of English origin and is derived from the Middle English word "cottage," meaning a small dwelling or a humble house. It was likely used as a topographic name for someone who lived in or near a small cottage or as an occupational name for someone who worked in a cottage industry. The surname Cottage signifies a connection to a simple dwelling or a person's occupation related to cottage work.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Cottage: 206
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 89,753
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Cottage 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 Cottage is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KTJ
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C03020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K AA1 T AH0 JH
🌐 IPA
/ˈkɑtɪʤ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KTJ', 'KTK')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C320

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Cottage in Braille

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

The name Cottage in braille

How to sign the name Cottage using Sign Language

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

The name Cottage in sign language

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