Coots Surname

99,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Coots Surname Definition:

Unknown origin.

1588. Buried —William Cootes: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1693. Baptised — James, s. Thomas Coutts: ibid.

Jennett Coutts, 1774: St. Peter, Cornhill.

Coots Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6211:78,4378,959
England671:831,61344,286
Australia521:519,14839,018
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5241:95,8379,773

Coots (10) may also be a first name.

Coots Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Unknown origin.

1588. Buried —William Cootes: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1693. Baptised — James, s. Thomas Coutts: ibid.

Jennett Coutts, 1774: St. Peter, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Of territorial origin from Cults in Aberdeenshire. A common surname in Upper Deeside. Richard de Cotis appears as a landowner in Elgyn, 1343 (REM., p. 289). In 1392 John de Cowtis and Donald de Cowtis were put to the horn as part guilty of the slaughter of Sir Walter de Ogilvy, sheriff of Angus and others (APS., I, p. 579). The principal family of the name was established in the earldom of Mar, Aberdeenshire, by a Crown charter in 1433, of the lands of Ochtercoull or Auchtercoul in favor of William Coutts, his brother Alexander, their cousin John, and his brother Alexander (Fordell). William de Coutis witnessed a deed in Aberdeen, 1434 (CRA., p. 5), Alexander Kowtis was admitted burgess of same burgh, 1470 (NSCM., I, p. 22), and William Cottis was master of the ship le James of Scotland, 1473 (Bain, IV, 1411). Robertus Coittis was vicar of Dummany, 1478 (REG., p. 438), Alexander Couts was on an assize of service of James Bonar of Rossie, 1483, and James Coittis was rector of Carstaris, 1525 (REG., 497). Thomas Cowltis was vicar of parish church of Abirkerdowr, 1526 (RAA., II, 635), John Couttis was a "master assoun" of the burgh of Stirling. 1529 (SBR., p. 38), and William Cultis was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1531 (NSCM., I, p. 52). Robert Cowtis was retoured heir of John Cowltis of Auchtercoul, his brother-german, 1553 (Retours, Aberdeen, 17), and David Coitis possessed a land in Glasgow in the same year (Protocols, I). Allan Cowttis witnessed precept of sasine of Dunfermline, 1555 (Laing, 633), and Andrew Cowtis was one of the sergeants of the regality of Holyroodhouse, 1583 (Soltre, p. 149). Helen Cutis, goodvyf of Cambarrow, desired relaxation of sentence of excommunication (Strathbogie, p. 83). A family of the name settled in Montrose at the close of sixteenth century, when William Coutts became provost of the town. The name was common in Edinburgh in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries (Edinb. Marr.), and the London banking firm of the name is said to have been founded by a member of the Montrose family. Coittes 1653, Cotis 1477, Cottes 1653, Cottis 1506, Coultis 1466, Couttss 1597, Cowtes 1610, Cowtis 1511, Kowtis 1529; Coutes, Coutys, Cults.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Genit., or pl., of Coot(e, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Coots Last Name Facts

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

The last name Coots occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Coots? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 99,426th most widespread last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,530,675 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Coots live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name internationally, borne by 10 people.

The last name Coots is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 4,621 people, or 1 in 78,437. In The United States Coots is most numerous in: Kentucky, where 22 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and Georgia, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States Coots is found in 17 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Coots Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Coots has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Coots surname increased 882 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 239 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 91 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coots Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States Coots are 22.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.96% registered to vote for the party.

Coots earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.47% less than the national average, earning $39,063 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coohts9136/
Scoots9126/
Cootts912/
Cootss911/
Cots892,248/
Coot891,169/
Coos89281/
Coote809,829/
Couts801,420/
Soots801,417/
Cotts80688/
Coose80292/
Koots8086/
Coets8070/
Cootz8065/
Scots8029/
Cooth8018/
Chots8012/
Costs8010/
Coott805/
Coosh803/
Zoots802/
Csots802/
Hcoot801/
Cotst801/
Coojs801/
Coost801/
Cooys801/
Codts801/
Cooss801/
Joots801/
Cotse801/
Ccots801/
Coits800/
Cuots800/
Coosd800/
Coohs800/
Cos7514,676/
Cot756,300/
Coo753,214/
Coutts7314,682/
Scotts73549/
Soodts7392/
Kooths7331/
Coites738/
Coothe734/
Cootte732/
Kootts732/
Cotsch732/
Kootse732/
Coutss732/
Cousts731/
Chotts731/
Coytes731/
Sootts731/
Coosse731/
Koot's731/
Cooste731/
Chotse731/
Costss731/
Couths730/
Coetts730/
Scodts730/
Cote67103,985/
Coss6711,902/
Koot675,564/
Coop674,938/
Koos673,707/
Cost673,362/
Cose673,122/
Coit672,859/
Kots672,490/
Cott672,459/
Cosh671,891/
Cois671,127/
Sots671,031/
Coox671,000/
Zots67929/
Coyt67892/
Cats67795/
Cout67404/
Cosp67276/
Cooz67221/
Cooc67123/
Cood67112/
Cuts6788/
Cohs6773/
Coxs6767/
Cotz6760/
Coth6745/
Cosd6744/
Jots6728/
Cuot6726/
Cous6717/
Cooy6716/
Cooe679/
Cotx679/
Coët678/
Cods677/
Qoos675/
Cooa673/
Cozs673/
Cocs672/
Coys672/
Cooj672/
Cojs672/
Coût672/
Kootsch672/
Cotd671/
Cosz671/
Cuos671/
Cosx671/
Coït671/
Chotshe671/
Qcos671/
Ccot671/
Ckoo671/
Gcos671/
Hcoo671/
Hcot671/
Scoutts670/
Codt670/

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