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Cottier may refer to: Surname * Cottier (surname), a name originating from the British Isles Various *Cottier (farmer) Cotter, cottier, cottar, or is the German or Scots term for a peasant farmer (formerly in the Scottish Highlands for example). Cotters occupied cottages and cultivated small land lots. The word ''cotter'' is often employed to translate th ...

Cottier (surname)
Cottier is a surname. It is of English origin, but can also be an Americanized form of a French and Swiss surname. Origin of the surname The surname ''Cottier'' is of English origin and a variant of the surname '' Cotter''. This English surname is a status name, for a '' cotter''. This name is made up of the Old English elements ''cot'' "cottage", "hut" and the suffix ''er''. In the feudal system a cotter held a cottage by service (rather than by rent). Similarly, Reaney gives the surname deriving from the Old French ''cotier'' "cottager" (see: villein). Early bearers of the English surname are Robert le Robert ''le Cotier'' in 1198; and William ''le Coter''(''e'') in 1270 and 1297. The surname ''Cottier'', in some cases, is an Americanized form of the French ''Gauthier''. The French surname ''Gauthier'' (also found in Switzerland) is derived from a Germanic personal name made up of the elements ''wald'' "rule" and ''hari'', ''heri'' "army". Variations The surname can be render ...
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