How Many People Have the Last Name Cotten?
people had the surname Cotten in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 51,546 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+419 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Cotten (76.1%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 18.1%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Cotten ranks #4,605. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Cotten grew from 5,300 people in 2000 to 5,719 in 2010 (up 7.9%), and its rank fell from #5,982 to #6,015. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 1.96 to 1.94 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 5,300 | 5,719 |
| Rank | #5,982 | #6,015 |
| Per 100,000 people | 1.96 | 1.94 |
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Same Soundex code as Cotten: C350
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