Cotter
Encyclopedia
People
- Cotter (surname)Cotter (surname)Cotter is a surname that originates in England and Ireland. It can also be an Anglicization, chiefly in North America, of a similar sounding German surname.-Origin of the name:The surname Cotter has several different origins....
, an English, Irish and Americanized-German surname - Cotter (farmer)Cotter (farmer)See also Canadian band The Cottars.Cotter, cottier or cottar is the Scots term for a peasant farmer formerly in the Scottish highlands. Cotters occupied cottages and cultivated small plots of land...
, a medieval villein
Places
- Cotter, ArkansasCotter, ArkansasCotter is a city in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 970 at the 2010 census.-History:Originally, the river bend was known as Lake's Ferry. In 1905, the Missouri Pacific Railroad bought the area and sold over one thousand lots, mostly to railroad employees. The city was...
, United States - Cotter, IowaCotter, IowaCotter is a city in Louisa County, Iowa, United States. The population was 48 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Cotter is located at ....
, United States - The Cotter RiverCotter RiverThe Cotter River is a fresh water river in the Australian Capital Territory. It is a tributary of the Murrumbidgee River and part of Murray-Darling Basin. The Cotter River is one of two rivers—the Queanbeyan River is the other—that meet the water supply needs of the Canberra and...
in the Australian Capital Territory
Other meanings
- A cotterCotter-People:*Cotter , an English, Irish and Americanized-German surname*Cotter , a medieval villein-Places:*Cotter, Arkansas, United States*Cotter, Iowa, United States*The Cotter River in the Australian Capital Territory-Other meanings:...
, a pin or wedge used to fix parts rigidly together - Cotter (film), 1973 film directed by Paul Stanley, starring Don Murray, Rip Torn and Carol Lynley
See also
- Cotter pin (disambiguation), a surname of Irish origin
- The CottarsThe CottarsThe Cottars are a Canadian Celtic musical group originating from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia- Conception to Feast :From 2000 to March 2006 The Cottars were composed of: Ciarán and Fiona MacGillivray of Albert Bridge, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and The MacKenzies of Cape Breton. In 2006, big...
, a Canadian musical group