Coates Surname
Approximately 71,264 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameCoates Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32,779 | 1:11,058 | 1,364 |
| England | 19,774 | 1:2,818 | 376 |
| Australia | 7,169 | 1:3,766 | 540 |
| Canada | 5,609 | 1:6,569 | 962 |
| New Zealand | 938 | 1:4,828 | 776 |
| Wales | 784 | 1:3,947 | 426 |
| Northern Ireland | 712 | 1:2,591 | 528 |
| South Africa | 675 | 1:80,263 | 9,921 |
| Scotland | 554 | 1:9,664 | 1,354 |
| Ireland | 369 | 1:12,761 | 1,537 |
| Jamaica | 278 | 1:10,324 | 1,101 |
| France | 229 | 1:290,056 | 44,463 |
| Guyana | 159 | 1:4,794 | 847 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 97 | 1:1,022 | 174 |
| Spain | 89 | 1:525,304 | 25,940 |
| Germany | 75 | 1:1,073,406 | 72,288 |
| Thailand | 73 | 1:967,649 | 148,690 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Italy | 61 | 1:1,002,569 | 69,817 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Philippines | 53 | 1:1,910,155 | 116,778 |
| Israel | 48 | 1:178,284 | 17,874 |
| Isle of Man | 45 | 1:1,907 | 364 |
| Guernsey | 44 | 1:1,465 | 311 |
| Uruguay | 37 | 1:92,750 | 9,282 |
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| Norway | 31 | 1:165,880 | 20,092 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| Malta | 30 | 1:14,342 | 837 |
| Netherlands | 28 | 1:603,113 | 52,179 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 1:617,530 | 46,943 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 20 | 1:5,519 | 844 |
| Jersey | 17 | 1:5,835 | 1,193 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Ecuador | 13 | 1:1,223,527 | 16,126 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Panama | 11 | 1:355,660 | 7,645 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Saint Lucia | 4 | 1:44,695 | 2,207 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Egypt | 2 | 1:45,967,877 | 132,655 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 510 | 1:8,686 | 1,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10,953 | 1:2,225 | 318 |
| Wales | 147 | 1:10,669 | 651 |
| Scotland | 101 | 1:37,062 | 2,907 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,432 | 1:14,632 | 1,873 |
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).
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.
(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.
(English) Descendant of one who occupied a cottage and tilled ten acres or less.
Parishes, &c., in cos. Gloucester, Leicester, Lincoln, Sussex, York, &c.
Local. The side, the shore, coast, border.
A location name in Edinbgh., Yorkshire.
Coates Demographics
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choates | 92 | 383 | / |
| Coastes | 92 | 8 | / |
| Coathes | 92 | 1 | / |
| Cioates | 92 | 1 | / |
| Cohates | 92 | 1 | / |
| Coattes | 92 | 0 | / |
| Cooates | 92 | 0 | / |
| Coaties | 92 | 0 | / |
| Coate | 91 | 2,361 | / |
| Coatesst | 86 | 1 | / |
| Coatie | 83 | 90 | / |
| Coater | 83 | 37 | / |
| Cohate | 83 | 16 | / |
| Caotes | 83 | 12 | / |
| Koates | 83 | 11 | / |
| Coatis | 83 | 8 | / |
| Coatez | 83 | 4 | / |
| Coatte | 83 | 3 | / |
| Coaste | 83 | 2 | / |
| Coatea | 83 | 2 | / |
| Couate | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zoates | 83 | 1 | / |
| Coathe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Coateh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Coated | 83 | 1 | / |
| Coatei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Coatee | 83 | 0 | / |
| Coatey | 83 | 0 | / |
| Coatex | 83 | 0 | / |
| Coatesová | 80 | 1 | / |
| Coaster | 77 | 374 | / |
| Cauates | 77 | 17 | / |
| Coatter | 77 | 6 | / |
| Coather | 77 | 4 | / |
| Coathey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Coautte | 77 | 1 | / |
| Couater | 77 | 1 | / |
| Couatez | 77 | 1 | / |
| Coastea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Caostes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koeates | 77 | 0 | / |
| Coateer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Koate | 73 | 604 | / |
| Coata | 73 | 462 | / |
| Coati | 73 | 446 | / |
| Coaty | 73 | 125 | / |
| Qoate | 73 | 18 | / |
| Caote | 73 | 4 | / |
| Coată | 73 | 1 | / |
| Coaté | 73 | 1 | / |
| Couatiea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Coyote | 67 | 6,064 | / |
| Kouate | 67 | 1,060 | / |
| Coatti | 67 | 933 | / |
| Coatta | 67 | 150 | / |
| Kohate | 67 | 81 | / |
| Cahote | 67 | 79 | / |
| Ccoata | 67 | 74 | / |
| Coatio | 67 | 55 | / |
| Kgoate | 67 | 17 | / |
| Cohata | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kooate | 67 | 8 | / |
| Coiote | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khoate | 67 | 5 | / |
| Caoter | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cooata | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koatee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koatie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Couati | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qhoate | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cohote | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koateh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koaate | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koatje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caãate | 67 | 1 | / |
| Couaty | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koater | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coathy | 67 | 0 | / |
Coates Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Coates in the Arabic language | ||
| كوتس | kwts | - |
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