Surname · also Gaelic

Mccotter

“son of Oitir”

McCotter is a surname from Scottish Gaelic, ultimately from Old Norse.

Meaning & origin

What it means

McCotter goes back to Irish Mac Oitir, meaning “son of Oitir.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

McCotter comes from Scottish Gaelic, and ultimately from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Irish Mac Oitir (“son of Oitir”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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Old Norse

Oygerð

Oygerð is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Old Norse

Mccaskey

“son of Ascadh”

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Mccammon

“son of Ámoinn”

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Óttar

Óttar is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Germanic

Mörður

“marten”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old Norse

Mccaskill

“son of Asgall”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Muncaster

“city, town”

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

McQueen

“the son of the good man”

No U.S. birth series

56% boys · 44% girls

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