Cottrill

Cottrill Meaning & Origin

About Cottrill
The surname Cottrill is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "cotere," meaning "cottage" or "small house," and the suffix "-trill," which is a variant of the word "troll" or "trill," meaning "to turn." Therefore, the surname Cottrill likely originated as an occupational name for someone who lived or worked in a small cottage or as a nickname for someone who lived near a cottage that had a distinctive turning feature or location.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Cottrill: 3,709
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 8,834
  • Frequency per 100k people: 1.26

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KTRL
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C03604
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K AA1 T R AH0 L
🌐 IPA
/ˈkɑtrəl/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KTRL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C364

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Cottrill in Braille

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

The name Cottrill in braille

How to sign the name Cottrill using Sign Language

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

The name Cottrill in sign language

Numerology