Coats Surname
Approximately 24,875 people bear this surname
Coats 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 SurnameCoats Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22,042 | 1:16,444 | 2,083 |
| England | 767 | 1:72,644 | 8,304 |
| Australia | 517 | 1:52,216 | 6,443 |
| Scotland | 401 | 1:13,351 | 1,738 |
| Dominican Republic | 331 | 1:31,519 | 1,835 |
| Canada | 262 | 1:140,632 | 14,476 |
| New Zealand | 180 | 1:25,157 | 4,394 |
| Thailand | 75 | 1:941,845 | 145,864 |
| Suriname | 70 | 1:7,895 | 1,936 |
| South Africa | 47 | 1:1,152,717 | 66,933 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 18 | 1:246,104 | 10,726 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 949 | 1:25,685 | 3,528 |
| Scotland | 375 | 1:9,982 | 1,278 |
| Wales | 32 | 1:49,013 | 2,509 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,344 | 1:7,916 | 1,012 |
Coats (49) may also be a first name.
Coats 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.
Coats Demographics
Average Coats Salary in
United States
$40,335 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Coats Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Coats Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Coats (Arabic: معاطف) occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Coats? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 21,860th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 292,967 people. The last name Coats is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Coats are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Coats is also the 1,430,306th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 49 people.
The last name Coats is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 22,042 people, or 1 in 16,444. In The United States Coats is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 13 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and North Carolina, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.
Coats Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Coats has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Coats last name expanded 347 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 19 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 107 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 17 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Coats Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Coats last name is predominantly Anglican (56%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Coats last name are 12.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.29% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Coats earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.9% more than the national average, earning R 401,376 per year; in United States they earn 6.52% less than the national average, earning $40,335 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.29% more than the national average, earning $54,794 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coatts | 91 | 44 | / |
| Choats | 91 | 18 | / |
| Coatss | 91 | 8 | / |
| Coasts | 91 | 7 | / |
| Coaths | 91 | 0 | / |
| Couats | 91 | 0 | / |
| Cohats | 91 | 0 | / |
| Coatse | 91 | 0 | / |
| Coat | 89 | 40,058 | / |
| Coas | 89 | 82 | / |
| Coate | 80 | 2,361 | / |
| Coast | 80 | 1,058 | / |
| Coath | 80 | 462 | / |
| Coash | 80 | 363 | / |
| Cohas | 80 | 258 | / |
| Coase | 80 | 132 | / |
| Cohat | 80 | 124 | / |
| Couat | 80 | 85 | / |
| Coatz | 80 | 38 | / |
| Koats | 80 | 26 | / |
| Couas | 80 | 20 | / |
| Coatt | 80 | 15 | / |
| Coads | 80 | 11 | / |
| Coacs | 80 | 5 | / |
| Caots | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kcoat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Coaus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Coatx | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ckoat | 80 | 0 | / |
| Coa | 75 | 13,593 | / |
| Cohaus | 73 | 157 | / |
| Cohaut | 73 | 104 | / |
| Coasse | 73 | 29 | / |
| Cogias | 73 | 10 | / |
| Couais | 73 | 5 | / |
| Coatte | 73 | 3 | / |
| Koaths | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kouats | 73 | 2 | / |
| Coaste | 73 | 2 | / |
| Coasth | 73 | 2 | / |
| Choatz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Couate | 73 | 1 | / |
| Coieas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Coathe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tchouatse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koat | 67 | 6,993 | / |
| Coad | 67 | 6,040 | / |
| Ccoa | 67 | 3,138 | / |
| Coha | 67 | 1,609 | / |
| Caos | 67 | 214 | / |
| Coșa | 67 | 125 | / |
| Koas | 67 | 116 | / |
| Cohausz | 67 | 115 | / |
| Caot | 67 | 82 | / |
| Coaa | 67 | 71 | / |
| Coay | 67 | 47 | / |
| Coaz | 67 | 44 | / |
| Couasse | 67 | 41 | / |
| Coea | 67 | 36 | / |
| Coța | 67 | 30 | / |
| Coax | 67 | 29 | / |
| Kouatse | 67 | 26 | / |
| Coah | 67 | 16 | / |
| Qoat | 67 | 13 | / |
| Caoa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Coogias | 67 | 9 | / |
| Qoas | 67 | 9 | / |
| Coua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Coai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Coïa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kcoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cooa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Coac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kohatse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coautte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaouts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caós | 67 | 1 | / |
| Couault | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qcoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coap | 67 | 0 | / |
Coats Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Coats in the Arabic language | ||
| معاطف | matf | - |
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