| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 3 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 1 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 15 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 5 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 15 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 8 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 17 |
| Lancashire | 17 |
| Leicestershire | 2 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 |
| London | 21 |
| Middlesex | 2 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 4 |
| Sussex | 3 |
| Staffordshire | 10 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 8 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 3 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 28 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 5 |
| General Labourer | 4 |
| Laundress | 3 |
| Retired Butcher | 2 |
| Warehouseman | 2 |
| Waterman & Lighterman | 2 |
| Coal Miner | 2 |
| Dock Labourer | 2 |
| Income & Dividents | 2 |
| Domestic Servant | 2 |
| Annuitant | 2 |
| Book Binder | 1 |
| Boot Closer | 1 |
| Charwoman | 1 |
| Dress Maker | 1 |
| Machinist | 1 |
| None | 1 |
| Boy Sarcharum Factory | 1 |
| Labourer Sarcharum Works | 1 |
| Painter | 1 |
| Retired Hatters Widow | 1 |
| Farmer | 1 |
| Nail Maker | 1 |
| Stone Masons Wife | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Cotten | 73 |
| William Cotten | 66 |
| John Cotten | 62 |
| Elizabeth Cotten | 55 |
| George Cotten | 41 |
| James Cotten | 41 |
| Sarah Cotten | 38 |
| Charles Cotten | 33 |
| Ellen Cotten | 31 |
| Henry Cotten | 29 |
| Thomas Cotten | 27 |
| Jane Cotten | 24 |
| Eliza Cotten | 22 |
| Joseph Cotten | 22 |
| Ann Cotten | 21 |
| Edward Cotten | 21 |
| Robert Cotten | 20 |
| Margaret Cotten | 16 |
| Richard Cotten | 16 |
| Alice Cotten | 13 |
| Annie Cotten | 11 |
| Emma Cotten | 11 |
| Martha Cotten | 11 |
| Maria Cotten | 10 |
| Arthur Cotten | 9 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cotton | 83% | 53,730 |
| 2 | Catton | 67% | 8,443 |
| 3 | Coton | 67% | 2,579 |
| 4 | Catten | 83% | 1,367 |
| 5 | Cotten | 100% | 1,152 |
| 6 | Cattin | 67% | 824 |
| 7 | Cottan | 83% | 786 |
| 8 | Cutton | 67% | 509 |
| 9 | Coaton | 67% | 365 |
| 10 | Cutten | 83% | 346 |
| 11 | Cattan | 67% | 342 |
| 12 | Cattaneo | 50% | 232 |
| 13 | Cooton | 67% | 140 |
| 14 | Cottin | 83% | 120 |
The surname Cotten is the 5th most popular variant of Cotton.