Cottingham

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Cotta + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).

Proper noun

Cottingham (countable and uncountable, plural Cottinghams)

1. A large village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0432).
2. A village and civil parish in Corby borough, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8490).
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cottingham is the 7868^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4206 individuals. Cottingham is most common among White (73.18%) and Black/African American (20.83%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cottingham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 374.