Cotter family name history and map
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Cotter in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 2,869 people named Cotter in Ireland, about 0.065% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 309th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 1,446 men and 1,420 women. (A small number, 3, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Cotter in Ireland
The Cotters were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 69.4% of them (1,990 people). Next came Kerry (185), Limerick (182), Clare (104) and Dublin (84).
Cotter average age in 1911
The average Cotter in 1911 was 29.2 years old, 29.0 for men and 29.4 for women; almost exactly in line with the national averages of 29.6 for men and 30.5 for women. That low figure reflects just how many children there were in Edwardian Ireland, along with high infant mortality and the limits of public health at the time. For comparison, average life expectancy in Ireland today is around 83.
Cotter literacy in 1911
Of the Cotters whose literacy was recorded, 80.2% could both read and write, 3.2% could read but not write, and 16.6% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and women. Bear in mind these figures include young children; the census itself only counted people aged nine and over when calculating illiteracy, on the grounds that it was unfair to label a child illiterate before they'd had a chance to learn.
Cotter common first names
The most common male names were John (211), James, William, Patrick and Michael. For women it was Mary (231), followed by Ellen, Margaret, Bridget and Kate.
Cotter occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Cotter's census form was "Scholar"; 21% (603) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16%), farm labourer (4.6%), general labourer (3.9%) and domestic servant (2.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20.9% of all Cotters, followed by general labourers, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is Cotter?
Cotters were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 95% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (3%), Methodist (1.4%) and Presbyterian (0.5%).
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Cotter statistics (1911)
Number: 2,869
Rank: 309
Average Age: 29
Cotter in the USA (2020)
Number: 11,381
Rank: 3,078
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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