Coot Surname

319,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Coot Surname Definition:

(English) 1 a nickname from the waterfowl so called [Middle English cote, coot(e: cp. Dutch koet, a coot] As stupid as a coot.—Old Proverb.

As bald as a coot.— do.

2 variant of Coate, q.v.

Coot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico6901:179,8935,120
Philippines2841:356,47347,658
England941:592,74535,632
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belize11:355,4743,977
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1311:186,07215,187
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Coot (99) may also be a first name.

Coot Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 a nickname from the waterfowl so called [Middle English cote, coot(e: cp. Dutch koet, a coot] As stupid as a coot.—Old Proverb.

As bald as a coot.— do.

2 variant of Coate, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Cornish coit, coid, a wood. compare the names Coode, Code, Coad.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Armorially identified with Chook or Choke (Robson). This is a branch of the Flemish family of De Choques or Cioches. See Chucks.

The Norman People (1874)

Coot Last Name Facts

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

Coot occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Coot.

How Common Is The Last Name Coot? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 319,816th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,234,000 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Coot live; 63 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 951,070th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 99 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is carried by 690 people, or 1 in 179,893. In Mexico Coot is most numerous in: Yucatán, where 79 percent live, Quintana Roo, where 15 percent live and Campeche, where 5 percent live. Aside from Mexico this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 24 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Coot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Coot has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 28 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 46 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coot Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Coot last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Coot earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.26% more than the national average, earning $49,304 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coote899,829/
Coots894,761/
Scoot89406/
Choot8982/
Cootz8965/
Cooth8918/
Coott895/
Hcoot891/
Coost891/
Cot866,300/
Coo863,214/
Coohts8036/
Scoott8016/
Choote8011/
Coothe804/
Cootts802/
Cootte802/
Zchoot802/
Cootss801/
Cooste801/
Chooth801/
Cote75103,985/
Chot7520,447/
Koot755,564/
Coop754,938/
Cost753,362/
Coit752,859/
Cott752,459/
Scot752,420/
Cots752,248/
Coet75920/
Coyt75892/
Ciot75888/
Soot75518/
Cout75404/
Coos75281/
Cooz75221/
Cood75112/
Cotz7560/
Coth7545/
Joot7539/
Cuot7526/
Zoot7523/
Cooy7516/
Czot7512/
Cooe759/
Coët758/
Zcot754/
Csot754/
Cooa753/
Cooj752/
Coût752/
Cotd751/
Coït751/
Ccot751/
Ckoo751/
Dcot751/
Hcoo751/
Hcot751/
Codt750/
Scott67854,691/
Co6756,920/
Coste6729,545/
Cotte676,644/
Chuot675,223/
Joost674,807/
Koote672,544/
Chott672,175/
Chote671,429/
Couts671,420/
Coyte67713/
Cotts67688/
Coute67627/
Cooch67621/
Coite67389/
Joodt67351/
Cohut67254/
Ciote67249/
Chout67235/
Khoot67113/
Ckuot6799/
Cotch6791/
Koost6783/
Sooth6777/
Chhot6758/
Cioth6752/
Soodt6750/
Couth6747/
Choit6745/
Zoost6743/
Coutt6728/
Cothe6727/
Couët6719/
Coith6718/
Coust6714/
Costs6710/
Sczot6710/
Jhoot677/
Choyt677/
Soott676/
Cooha675/
Csott675/
Tzoot675/
Cojtì675/
Choth674/
Cohtz674/
Kooth673/
Coosh673/
Zoots672/
Gcoop672/
Chood672/
Koott672/
Cuote672/
Zoote672/
Tchot672/
Ciott672/
Jscot671/
Cottz671/
Coojs671/
Cooyd671/
Cooys671/
Cocht671/
Codts671/
Coett671/
Cohte671/
Coidt671/
Dcoth671/
Dcott671/
Zooth671/
Scodt671/
Jooht671/
Cooss671/
Costh671/
Czott671/
Jooth671/
Joots671/
Sscot671/
Scoht671/
Ciost671/
Costì671/
Coyth671/
Cooyi671/
Joote671/
Ccots671/
Ciodt671/
Coijt671/
Czojt671/
Costp671/
Gcotp671/
Ccott670/
Cooie670/
Chodt670/
Coits670/
Coitz670/
Cuots670/
Gcott670/
Coosd670/
Coohy670/
Coohs670/

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