Cottrell comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "Cottrell" means "dweller at the cot".
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How popular is Cottrell?
1922peak year
The name Cottrell reached its peak in 1922, with 8 registrations (ranked #3310). It had only entered records 4 years earlier, in 1918. Since then, the name has largely fallen out of use. Across all years on record, approximately 141 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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