Antrim: | 4 | Armagh: | 1 | Belfast city: | 4 | Clare: | 28 |
Cork: | 450 | Cork city: | 41 | Down: | 16 | Fermanagh: | 1 |
Galway: | 1 | Kerry: | 26 | Kilkenny: | 3 | Laois: | 1 |
Limerick: | 26 | Limerick city: | 1 | Louth: | 4 | Tipperary: | 9 |
Tyrone: | 4 | Waterford: | 17 | Wexford: | 3 | Wicklow: | 1 |
Cotter | Very numerous: mainly Cork and Munster, E Ulster. Ir. Mac Coitir, originally Mac Oitir, from a Norse personal name (the Gaels were quite prepared to adopt foreign names). The name has always been associated with Cork. IF. |
Mac Coitir | Cotter: an-líonmhar: Mumhain, i gCorcaigh ach go h-áirithe. Ón ainm Lochlannach Ottar. Bhí siad suite ag Carraig Thuathail, Corcaigh.SGG & IF. |
MacCotter | Quite numerous: Antrim etc. Ir. Mac Oitir, from Norse first name Ottar. Primarily Scottish as the name is always Cotter in the south and Irish is Mac Coitir. |
Parishes where Cotter and a second surname are found together
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