Coote Surname

52,095th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,829 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,3601:16,5832,403
Australia2,9271:9,2231,378
United States9251:391,84734,400
Jamaica6701:4,284590
Canada6551:56,2536,650
New Zealand2871:15,7782,756
Ireland2181:21,6012,178
Scotland1701:31,4933,187
South Africa1571:345,08131,817
Northern Ireland1261:14,6432,016
Belize691:5,152898
Wales501:61,8915,534
Panama391:100,3143,825
France321:2,075,710171,237
Jersey301:3,307613
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
China31:455,773,85521,925
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2261:19,6012,332
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4401:16,9272,466
Scotland311:120,7495,564
Jersey41:12,9712,116
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An influential Anglo-Irish family since 1600.

Bibl; MIF 84 n

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) Dweller at the sign of the coot; a nickname applied to a stupid person.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Local. Welsh, Coed, a wood; Cornish-British, Coit and Cut. Coot—hill or Coit—hayle, the wood on the river.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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.

The Norman People (1874)

From the Flemish, Coet; from the Dutch, Koot; from the German, Kutt; a personal name.

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

Coote Last Name Facts

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

Coote occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Coote? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 52,095th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 741,433 people. The last name is predominantly found 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 widespread first name on earth It is held by 13 people.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 3,360 people, or 1 in 16,583. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 14 percent are found, Essex, where 13 percent are found and Suffolk, where 8 percent are found. Apart from England Coote is found in 45 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Coote Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Coote has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 233 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 864 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 4 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 548 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coote Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Coote surname is predominantly Anglican (36%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Coote last name are 2.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.07% registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cooter91893/
Cootes91866/
Cootee91150/
Cootey9194/
Scoote9116/
Choote9111/
Coothe914/
Cootie913/
Cootte912/
Cooste911/
Cote89103,985/
Coot891,169/
Chootey831/
Cootter831/
Cooster830/
Coste8029,545/
Cotes808,143/
Cotte806,644/
Coots804,761/
Cotet803,244/
Koote802,544/
Chote801,429/
Cotea801,315/
Coyte80713/
Coter80680/
Coute80627/
Cotey80623/
Cotie80559/
Coite80389/
Coteţ80388/
Ciote80249/
Cotez80210/
Coteț80112/
Cotei8078/
Cootz8065/
Soote8032/
Scote8027/
Cothe8027/
Cotee8026/
Cooth8018/
Coete8016/
Cooty808/
Coota808/
Coteh807/
Coott805/
Cooti804/
Cotej802/
Cuote802/
Zoote802/
Hcoot801/
Coost801/
Cohte801/
Joote801/
Coteu801/
Chooteea7752/
Chhootey7717/
Cot756,300/
Costea7335,271/
Cotter7332,044/
Jooste7319,980/
Costes739,491/
Coster739,048/
Chothe735,776/
Cottet735,144/
Choute732,788/
Chhote732,153/
Cottee731,611/
Coutee731,073/
Couste731,055/
Costet73979/
Scotte73829/
Ciotea73597/
Cottey73558/
Cottez73470/
Cother73369/
Coutet73352/
Coutte73332/
Couter73316/
Costey73226/
Cottes73217/
Costei73201/
Chotte73102/
Chotee7398/
Coutie7391/
Coutey7387/
Ciotte7379/
Costez7378/
Kootte7373/
Ciotei7370/
Kootee7369/
Coette7368/
Cottie7358/
Kootje7357/
Cothey7353/
Coytte7350/
Kooste7349/
Coteat7347/
Chotei7346/
Tchote7341/
Cothes7340/
Coohts7336/
Soothe7335/
Choite7333/
Costte7330/
Jooter7322/
Coutes7320/
Cothet7319/
Chotej7317/
Chotey7315/
Coitte7314/
Coiteu7313/
Cotest7311/
Coiste7310/
Cotech7310/
Coites738/
Kooteh738/
Cioter735/
Ciotej735/
Coutez734/
Cottea734/
Coetee734/
Chooti733/
Coiter733/
Khoote733/
Costee733/
Zooter733/
Sootee733/
Cootts732/
Cohteh732/
Cohtes732/
Koothe732/
Coteet731/
Cotehe731/
Cotets731/
Cootss731/
Coytee731/
Coytes731/
Coytez731/
Coztez731/
Coethe731/
Zootee731/
Zootie731/
Sooteh731/
Qooteh731/
Scotee731/
Scotey731/
Scothe731/
D'Cote731/
Choyte731/
Costhe731/
Coutea731/
Couthe731/
Coutée731/
Coëtte731/
Cootiz731/
Cohter731/
Chooty731/
Coyter731/
Sootie731/
Jootey731/
Cozter730/
Costed730/
Cootty730/
Cota6782,127/
Kote6731,577/
Cate6710,351/
Cute679,199/
Koot675,564/
Jote674,496/
Coti674,255/
Cost673,362/
Coit672,859/
Zote672,501/
Cott672,459/
Sote672,446/
Cots672,248/
Coty671,986/
Qote67953/
Coet67920/
Coyt67892/
Coté67540/
Couttet67465/
Coustet67449/
Cout67404/
Couttie67299/
Czotter67207/
Coustes67184/
Côte67141/
Cood67112/
Couther6798/
Costeas6798/
Chouthe6789/
Tchoute6776/
Couttee6764/
Cotz6760/
Choutte6753/
Chouteh6753/
Coth6745/
Coittet6741/
Koottee6740/
Chhotei6734/
Cojhter6726/
Cuot6726/
Couster6723/
Couttes6716/
Chootai6716/
Choutee6714/
Chhotey6713/
Couteat6712/
Jooster6710/
Coustey6710/
Zoother679/
Choitee679/
Coët678/
Costeis677/
Chuoteh677/
Coed676/
Choutey676/
Cosster676/
Chootay675/
Coutter674/
Choytee674/
Cosstte673/
Scottee673/
Choutea673/
Cotè673/
Cotí673/
Cottees672/
Chhotee672/
Chhothe672/
Chhotte672/
Cotê672/
Tchotet672/
Tchotte672/
Costest672/
Coût672/
Couëtte672/
Cotteer671/
Costeth671/
Costhea671/
Costher671/
Cotd671/
Coutees671/
Couthie671/
Cioster671/
Ciotter671/
Gcotter671/
Khoothe671/
Koosted671/
Kootehe671/
Tchooti671/
Chohtee671/
Costhey671/
Cottess671/
Coït671/
Cochter671/
Chootty671/
Scoothy671/
Soottea671/
Ccot671/
Choothi671/
Hcot671/
Soothie670/
Codt670/
Costets670/
Cottett670/
Koostes670/
Coutess670/
Cotteis670/
Couthet670/
Costtey670/
Scoutte670/
Couhter670/
Cotherh670/

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