Northcott

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Northcutt

Etymology

From Old English norþ (“north”) + cot (“cottage”).

Proper noun

Northcott (countable and uncountable, plural Northcotts)

1. A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX341009).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Northcott is the 25954^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 946 individuals. Northcott is most common among White (94.5%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Northcott”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 679.