Coates Surname

7,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71,264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Coates 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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Coates Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States32,7791:11,0581,364
England19,7741:2,818376
Australia7,1691:3,766540
Canada5,6091:6,569962
New Zealand9381:4,828776
Wales7841:3,947426
Northern Ireland7121:2,591528
South Africa6751:80,2639,921
Scotland5541:9,6641,354
Ireland3691:12,7611,537
Jamaica2781:10,3241,101
France2291:290,05644,463
Guyana1591:4,794847
Antigua and Barbuda971:1,022174
Spain891:525,30425,940
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
Thailand731:967,649148,690
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Italy611:1,002,56969,817
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Philippines531:1,910,155116,778
Israel481:178,28417,874
Isle of Man451:1,907364
Guernsey441:1,465311
Uruguay371:92,7509,282
India351:21,916,154310,282
Norway311:165,88020,092
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Malta301:14,342837
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
United States Virgin Islands201:5,519844
Jersey171:5,8351,193
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
China151:91,154,7714,767
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Denmark121:470,39330,183
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Panama111:355,6607,645
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Oman61:614,6626,082
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Egypt21:45,967,877132,655
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Guam11:160,1214,893
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5101:8,6861,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England10,9531:2,225318
Wales1471:10,669651
Scotland1011:37,0622,907
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4321:14,6321,873

Coates (92) may also be a first name.

Coates 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 Coat(e)s, or Dweller at the Cottages or the Pens [v. under Coate] Bothe princes paleises And povere [poor] mennes cotes.—Piers Plowman, 4930-1.

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

A location name in Edinbgh., Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Coates Last Name Facts

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

The last name Coates (Arabic: كوتس) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Coates? popularity and diffusion

Coates is the 7,963rd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 102,261 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Coates reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Coates is also the 992,070th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 92 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 32,779 people, or 1 in 11,058. In The United States Coates is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 10 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Virginia, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States Coates exists in 87 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Coates Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Coates has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Coates last name increased 955 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 181 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 533 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 549 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 28 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Coates Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Coates surname are 9.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.05% registered with the political party.

The amount Coates earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.57% more than the national average, earning 441,487 kr per year; in Peru they earn 198.46% more than the national average, earning S/. 57,856 per year; in South Africa they earn 101.42% more than the national average, earning R 478,644 per year; in United States they earn 0.06% less than the national average, earning $43,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1% more than the national average, earning $50,180 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Choates92383/
Coastes928/
Coathes921/
Cioates921/
Cohates921/
Coattes920/
Cooates920/
Coaties920/
Coate912,361/
Coatesst861/
Coatie8390/
Coater8337/
Cohate8316/
Caotes8312/
Koates8311/
Coatis838/
Coatez834/
Coatte833/
Coaste832/
Coatea832/
Couate831/
Zoates831/
Coathe831/
Coateh831/
Coated831/
Coatei831/
Coatee830/
Coatey830/
Coatex830/
Coatesová801/
Coaster77374/
Cauates7717/
Coatter776/
Coather774/
Coathey771/
Coautte771/
Couater771/
Couatez771/
Coastea771/
Caostes771/
Koeates770/
Coateer770/
Koate73604/
Coata73462/
Coati73446/
Coaty73125/
Qoate7318/
Caote734/
Coată731/
Coaté731/
Couatiea711/
Coyote676,064/
Kouate671,060/
Coatti67933/
Coatta67150/
Kohate6781/
Cahote6779/
Ccoata6774/
Coatio6755/
Kgoate6717/
Cohata6713/
Kooate678/
Coiote676/
Khoate675/
Caoter674/
Cooata673/
Koatee673/
Koatie673/
Couati672/
Qhoate672/
Cohote672/
Koateh671/
Koaate671/
Koatje671/
Caãate671/
Couaty671/
Koater671/
Coathy670/

Coates Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Coates in the Arabic language
كوتسkwts-

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