| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 13 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 8 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 7 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 3 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 2 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Lancashire | 60 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 7 |
| London | 5 |
| Middlesex | 7 |
| Northumberland | 3 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 6 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 2 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 9 |
| Yorkshire | 18 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 22 |
| Labourer | 4 |
| Farmer | 3 |
| General Labourer | 3 |
| Cotton Weaver | 3 |
| Dress Maker | 3 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 2 |
| Draper | 2 |
| House Keeper | 2 |
| Joiner | 2 |
| Brewers Man | 2 |
| Cook Dealer | 1 |
| Grocer | 1 |
| General Servant Domestic | 1 |
| Manager Of Business | 1 |
| Clog Maker | 1 |
| Coach Painter | 1 |
| Cotton Spinner | 1 |
| Cotton Winder | 1 |
| Cotton Worker | 1 |
| Dock Labourer | 1 |
| Farm Servant | 1 |
| Iron Monger | 1 |
| Labourer Iron Drewer | 1 |
| Journeyman Baker | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Cottan | 61 |
| Mary Cottan | 54 |
| John Cottan | 46 |
| Elizabeth Cottan | 33 |
| James Cottan | 31 |
| George Cottan | 30 |
| Ann Cottan | 29 |
| Thomas Cottan | 29 |
| Sarah Cottan | 27 |
| Charles Cottan | 20 |
| Henry Cottan | 20 |
| Joseph Cottan | 16 |
| Jane Cottan | 14 |
| Richard Cottan | 14 |
| Robert Cottan | 13 |
| Hannah Cottan | 11 |
| Alice Cottan | 10 |
| Edward Cottan | 10 |
| Ellen Cottan | 10 |
| Frederick Cottan | 10 |
| Margaret Cottan | 10 |
| Arthur Cottan | 9 |
| Samuel Cottan | 9 |
| Maria Cottan | 8 |
| Martha Cottan | 8 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cotton | 83% | 53,730 |
| 2 | Catton | 67% | 8,443 |
| 3 | Coton | 67% | 2,579 |
| 4 | Catten | 67% | 1,367 |
| 5 | Cotten | 83% | 1,152 |
| 6 | Cattin | 67% | 824 |
| 7 | Cottan | 100% | 786 |
| 8 | Cutton | 67% | 509 |
| 9 | Coaton | 67% | 365 |
| 10 | Cutten | 67% | 346 |
| 11 | Cattan | 83% | 342 |
| 12 | Cattaneo | 63% | 232 |
| 13 | Cooton | 67% | 140 |
| 14 | Cottin | 83% | 120 |
The surname Cottan is the 7th most popular variant of Cotton.