Coate Surname

180,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Coate Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'at the cote' or 'cotes,' i.e. cottages; (a) 'of Cotes,' a township in the parish of Eccleshall, Staffordshire; also a hamlet in the parish of Prestwold, Leicestershire.

Egidius de Cotes, Norfolk, 1273.

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Coate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5401:235,36322,590
Mexico3861:321,5707,043
England1791:311,27423,420
Australia1361:198,49819,506
Canada461:800,99162,809
Israel201:427,88233,464
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Senegal111:1,325,3953,666
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
France21:33,211,361423,184
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2421:100,72510,154
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4121:121,89011,853

The alternate forms: Coaté (1) are calculated separately.

Coate (12) may also be a first name.

Coate Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'at the cote' or 'cotes,' i.e. cottages; (a) 'of Cotes,' a township in the parish of Eccleshall, Staffordshire; also a hamlet in the parish of Prestwold, Leicestershire.

Egidius de Cotes, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Cotes, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

Geoffrey de Cotes, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Ralph atte Cote, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby s Quest.

Thomas del Cotes, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes del Cotes, 1379: ibid.

Henricus del Cote, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus atte Cotes, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

1561. Buried — Joane Coates: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1563. — John Cotes: ibid.

1625. William Turner and Susanna Coates: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

Variant spellings of Coutts, q. v. Sir James Coats (b. 1834) and his brother Sir Peter, founders of the great thread mills, were born in Paisley. English Coates is of different origin.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Coate, or Dweller at the Cot(tage or by the Pen [Middle English and Dialectal English cote, a cot(tage, also an animal- pen; Old English cot] . . . it ne semed nat by liklynesse That she was born ana fed in rudenesse, As in a cote, or in an oxe stalle, But norissed in an emperoures halle.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, E 396-99.

No sooner sat he foote within The late deformed cote, But that the formall change of things His wondring eies did note.—‘The Patient Countess'; Percy’s Reliques.

(Celtic) v. Coad(e.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of one who occupied a cottage and tilled ten acres or less.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Parishes, &c., in cos. Gloucester, Leicester, Lincoln, Sussex, York, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. The side, the shore, coast, border.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Coate Last Name Facts

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

Coate is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Coaté. Click here for further possible spellings of Coate.

How Common Is The Last Name Coate? popularity and diffusion

The surname Coate is the 180,498th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,086,635 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Coate reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 12 people.

The surname Coate is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,540 people, or 1 in 235,363. In The United States Coate is mostly found in: California, where 19 percent reside, Ohio, where 13 percent reside and Washington, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 16 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Coate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Coate has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Coate last name rose 374 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 26 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Coate Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (33%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Coate surname are 26.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Coate earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 4032.41% more than the national average, earning S/. 801,068 per year; in United States they earn 7.82% more than the national average, earning $46,524 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.74% more than the national average, earning $56,511 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coaté931/
Coates9171,264/
Choate9115,747/
Coatie9190/
Coater9137/
Cohate9116/
Coatez914/
Coatte913/
Coatea912/
Coaste912/
Couate911/
Coathe911/
Coateh911/
Coated911/
Coatei911/
Coatee910/
Coatey910/
Coat8940,058/
Coaster83374/
Chouate83150/
Couyate8330/
Coastes838/
Coatter836/
Coather834/
Choatte832/
Choaite831/
Cohates831/
Cioates831/
Coastea831/
Coathes831/
Coathey831/
Coautte831/
Cioateș831/
Couater831/
Couatez831/
Coateer830/
Cooates830/
Coattes830/
Coats8024,875/
Coast801,058/
Koate80604/
Coath80462/
Coata80462/
Coati80446/
Coaty80125/
Cohat80124/
Couat8085/
Zoate8028/
Qoate8018/
Coatt8015/
Caote804/
Coată801/
Kcoat801/
Ckoat800/
Tchouate77256/
Coauette77118/
Cooeyate7731/
Coawette777/
Chouatte774/
Chhoaite771/
Couatiea771/
Chouateh771/
Coatesst771/
Coyote736,064/
Cioata731,232/
Kouate731,060/
Coatti73933/
Cioată73190/
Coatta73150/
Chaote73149/
Cohaut73104/
Kohate7381/
Cahote7379/
Ccoata7374/
Coatio7355/
Coatts7344/
Kgoate7317/
Cohata7313/
Caotes7312/
Koates7311/
Coatis738/
Kooate738/
Caaete738/
Coatss738/
Coasts737/
Coiote736/
Khoate735/
Caoter734/
Cooata733/
Koatie733/
Koatee733/
Coasth732/
Qhoate732/
Cohote732/
Zouate732/
Couati732/
Choati731/
Zohate731/
Koateh731/
Koaate731/
Koatje731/
Choaté731/
Caãate731/
Couaty731/
Caoete731/
Koater731/
Cohats730/
Couats730/
Coaths730/
Coathy730/
Tchouathe711/
Kouyate67117,960/
Koat676,993/
Coad676,040/
Chouati671,697/
Kgoathe67135/
Kouathe67107/
Caot6782/
Cauates6717/
Kouatte6716/
Caoutte6714/
Qoat6713/
Kohaute6712/
Kouater679/
Coyotte678/
Kouatie678/
Coteati677/
Choathi676/
Khoathe675/
D'Coata673/
Caoette673/
Caeotte673/
Zouateu672/
Cahotey672/
Koayate671/
Koeyate671/
Kohathe671/
Kouayte671/
Kouiate671/
Caostes671/
Caouete671/
Caoutee671/
Chaothe671/
Khoater671/
Koiyate671/
Kouateu671/
Choaity671/
Cauhate671/
Couatio671/
Coautio671/
Choauti671/
Koeates670/

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