Coote Surname
Approximately 9,829 people bear this surname
Coote 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.
Coote Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,360 | 1:16,583 | 2,403 |
| Australia | 2,927 | 1:9,223 | 1,378 |
| United States | 925 | 1:391,847 | 34,400 |
| Jamaica | 670 | 1:4,284 | 590 |
| Canada | 655 | 1:56,253 | 6,650 |
| New Zealand | 287 | 1:15,778 | 2,756 |
| Ireland | 218 | 1:21,601 | 2,178 |
| Scotland | 170 | 1:31,493 | 3,187 |
| South Africa | 157 | 1:345,081 | 31,817 |
| Northern Ireland | 126 | 1:14,643 | 2,016 |
| Belize | 69 | 1:5,152 | 898 |
| Wales | 50 | 1:61,891 | 5,534 |
| Panama | 39 | 1:100,314 | 3,825 |
| France | 32 | 1:2,075,710 | 171,237 |
| Jersey | 30 | 1:3,307 | 613 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 226 | 1:19,601 | 2,332 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,440 | 1:16,927 | 2,466 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:120,749 | 5,564 |
| Jersey | 4 | 1:12,971 | 2,116 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 107 | 1:469,333 | 33,530 |
Coote (13) may also be a first name.
Coote 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.
An influential Anglo-Irish family since 1600.
Bibl; MIF 84 n
(English) Dweller at the sign of the coot; a nickname applied to a stupid person.
Local. Welsh, Coed, a wood; Cornish-British, Coit and Cut. Coot—hill or Coit—hayle, the wood on the river.
See Coot. The arms changed from three cinquefoils borne by Choke to a chevron between three cinquefoils borne by Coot, then to a chevron between three cootes borne by Coote. From this family descended the Earls of Bellamont, Lords Castle-Coote, and the Baronets Coote of the name.
From the Flemish, Coet; from the Dutch, Koot; from the German, Kutt; a personal name.
Coote Demographics
Average Coote Salary in
United States
$48,762 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Coote Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Coote Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Coote has its highest incidence in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Coote? popularity and diffusion
The last name Coote is the 52,095th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 741,433 people. The last name Coote occurs mostly in Europe, where 41 percent of Coote live; 40 percent live in Northern Europe and 40 percent live in British Isles. Coote is also the 3,159,357th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.
The surname Coote is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 3,360 people, or 1 in 16,583. In England Coote is primarily found in: Greater London, where 14 percent live, Essex, where 13 percent live and Suffolk, where 8 percent live. Beside England it occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.
Coote Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Coote has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 233 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 864 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 4 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 548 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Coote Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Coote last name is principally Anglican (36%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Coote surname are 2.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.07% being registered with the party.
The amount Coote earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.74% less than the national average, earning 263,929 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 96.46% more than the national average, earning R 466,872 per year; in United States they earn 13.01% more than the national average, earning $48,762 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.77% more than the national average, earning $53,542 CAD per year.
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