LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Cotton
Cotton is the 1,085th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 31,686 people carried it — about 10.6 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Cotton are White.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White49.9%
Black40.1%
Multiracial5.1%
Hispanic3.6%
Native American0.8%
Asian American0.5%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#856
34,819
2000
#1,006
31,759
2010
#1,044
33,374
2020
#1,085
31,686