Coad Surname

80,603rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,040 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Coad Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A Cornish surname. Both forms are found in records of the same family.

1658. Baptised — Richard, son of Robert Code: Reg. St. Columb Major (Cornwall).

1660. — Mary, d. of Robert Coode: ibid.

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Coad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2,3381:11,5461,694
United States1,8871:192,08219,008
England9591:58,1006,977
Canada3731:98,78210,734
New Zealand1661:27,2794,764
South Africa1091:497,04340,551
Ireland761:61,9604,107
Wales181:171,91811,581
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Israel101:855,76354,181
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
France31:22,140,907385,998
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6361:38,3264,927
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2981:168,51915,231

Coad (16) may also be a first name.

Coad Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A Cornish surname. Both forms are found in records of the same family.

1658. Baptised — Richard, son of Robert Code: Reg. St. Columb Major (Cornwall).

1660. — Mary, d. of Robert Coode: ibid.

1662. — William, son of Robert Coade: ibid.

1672-3. Thomas Coode and Elizabeth Wicks: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Celtic) Dweller at a Wood [Cornish coid, coat = Welsh coed = Bret, coad, coat]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A wood or forest. A Breton name, from the Celtic coit, sylva, nemus.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

See Coode. (There is Coad's Green in North Hill. )

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A form of Coat.

The Norman People (1874)

Coad is another old Cornish name. The Codes of Morval in the 16th century belonged to an ancient family (P.). In 1588, John Coade, a gentleman of Cornwall, contributed £25 to the Spanish Armada Fund (Sp.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Coad Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Coad Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Coad is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 80,603rd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,206,547 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 42 percent of Coad live; 41 percent live in Australasia and 41 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Coad is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 16 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 2,338 people, or 1 in 11,546. In Australia it is most prevalent in: Victoria, where 42 percent live, South Australia, where 25 percent live and Tasmania, where 11 percent live. Not including Australia Coad exists in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent live and England, where 16 percent live.

Coad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Coad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Coad last name increased 633 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 304 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 257 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coad Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (52%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Coad last name are 15.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.31% being registered with the political party.

The amount Coad earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 25.59% more than the national average, earning R 298,452 per year; in United States they earn 6.1% more than the national average, earning $45,780 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.96% more than the national average, earning $51,651 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coads8911/
Cohad894/
Cgoad891/
Choad891/
Coa8613,593/
Chouad80280/
Cohead8040/
Cohadh804/
Couaud802/
Choadt801/
Coat7540,058/
Ccoa753,138/
Coha751,609/
Coșa75125/
Coas7582/
Coaa7571/
Coay7547/
Coaz7544/
Coea7536/
Coța7530/
Coah7516/
Zoad7513/
Caoa7512/
Koad7511/
Coua759/
Coai755/
Coïa754/
Kcoa754/
Cooa753/
Cuoa751/
Coau751/
Caod751/
Qcoa751/
Coap750/
Chouaid7320/
Chooead738/
Chooaid732/
Choohad731/
Coats6724,875/
Choat678,722/
Zouad675,000/
Kohad673,089/
Coate672,361/
Coach672,031/
Coast671,058/
Cohea67959/
Coath67462/
Coash67363/
Cohay67178/
Cojea67125/
Cohat67124/
Couat6785/
Cohaz6774/
Cohai6765/
Cauad6761/
Ccoha6729/
Couas6720/
Zohad6716/
Coatt6715/
Cohoa6712/
Cahod679/
Kouad678/
Coțea675/
Cooha675/
Chaod674/
Zoaid673/
Coyia673/
Coiya672/
Couap672/
Coiea672/
Koadz671/
Qoaid671/
Caoid671/
Couay671/
Coyya671/
Coaay671/
Coija671/
Cohah671/
Coauj671/
Kcoat671/
Cojia671/
Coaus671/
Coapp671/
Koajd671/
Quoad671/
Coagy671/
Koads670/
Couoa670/
Ckoat670/
Coahy670/

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