US Population With Last Name Cotten By Race and Ethnicity in the 2010 Census

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2010 Census, there were 5,719 people in the US whose last name was Cotten, and the rate of occurence of the Cotten last name was 1.94 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Cotten identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (76.1%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (18.1%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Hispanic or Latino (2.66%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Cotten By Race And Ethniciity in the 2010 Census

Non-Hisp White
Non-Hisp Black
Hispanic or Latino
Non-Hisp Two or More Races
Non-Hisp AIAN
Non-Hisp ANHPI

The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Cotten last name.

US Population With Last Name Cotten By Race And Ethniciity in the 2010 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 4352 76.1
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 1035 18.1
Hispanic or Latino 152 2.66
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 113 1.98
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 43 0.75
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 24 0.42