Researching Robert Cooter
Delve into the history of Robert Cooter using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 129 people with the Cooter surname? In that year Cooter was ranked number 3450 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Cooter on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Robert Cooter in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Cooter ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Cooter and the Cooter Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cooter Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Cooter family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Robert Cooter at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Robert Cooter using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Robert Cooter.
Research the Cooter surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Cooter Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 110 people with the Cooter surname in the UK? Cooter is now ranked number 3939 for popularity in the UK. |
Cooter Genealogy Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Robert Cooter.
Study MyTrees for information on the Cooter family and people looking to contact living Cooter relations.
Check out One Great Family for Cooter records submitted by people who are already researching the Cooter Family Tree.
Find Robert Cooter from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Cooter Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Cooter surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Cooter Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Robert Cooter. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Robert Cooter
Robert Cooter
Robert D. Cooter (born May 2, 1945) is the Herman F. Selvin Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law.
Cooter works in the field of law and economics. He is coeditor of the International Review of Law and Economics, and he is one of the founders of the American Law and Economics Association, having served from 1994 to 1995 as its president. In 1999 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
"Not the Power to Destroy: An Effects Theory of the Tax Power," a paper Cooter coauthored with Neil S. Siegel (Duke Law professor), provided the legal framework for the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act in 2012.
Source: Robert Cooter, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Cooter
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