Coutts Surname
Approximately 14,682 people bear this surname
Coutts Surname Definition:
Unknown origin.
1588. Buried —William Cootes: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1693. Baptised — James, s. Thomas Coutts: ibid.
Jennett Coutts, 1774: St. Peter, Cornhill.
Coutts Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3,635 | 1:7,427 | 1,096 |
| Scotland | 2,457 | 1:2,179 | 402 |
| Canada | 2,428 | 1:15,175 | 2,234 |
| United States | 2,259 | 1:160,451 | 16,333 |
| England | 1,954 | 1:28,515 | 3,852 |
| New Zealand | 913 | 1:4,960 | 798 |
| South Africa | 584 | 1:92,770 | 11,346 |
| Wales | 54 | 1:57,306 | 5,200 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Northern Ireland | 23 | 1:80,219 | 5,468 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Chile | 16 | 1:1,101,030 | 21,213 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 11 | 1:123,998 | 7,543 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 5 | 1:1,171 | 114 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Falkland Islands | 3 | 1:1,044 | 221 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 23 | 1:192,603 | 9,322 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2,625 | 1:1,426 | 262 |
| England | 425 | 1:57,354 | 6,768 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 114 | 1:440,515 | 31,974 |
Coutts (10) may also be a first name.
Coutts 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.
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.
Forms of Coot(e)s, q.v.
(English) Dweller at the sign of the coot; a nickname applied to a stupid person.
Armorially identified with Coote (Robson).
Coutts Demographics
Average Male Coutts Height
178.27 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Coutts Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Coutts Come From? nationality or country of origin
Coutts is most common in Australia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Coutts? popularity and diffusion
It is the 35,946th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 496,359 people. The surname Coutts is primarily found in The Americas, where 32 percent of Coutts are found; 32 percent are found in North America and 32 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent given name globally, borne by 10 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Australia, where it is borne by 3,635 people, or 1 in 7,427. In Australia it is mostly found in: Victoria, where 42 percent reside, Queensland, where 17 percent reside and New South Wales, where 17 percent reside. Not including Australia Coutts exists in 60 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 17 percent reside.
Coutts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Coutts has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name decreased 6 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,982 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 460 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,080 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 9 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Coutts Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Presbyterian (91%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Coutts surname are 6.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.69% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Coutts earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 27.68% more than the national average, earning 441,860 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 53.52% more than the national average, earning R 364,824 per year; in United States they earn 11.21% more than the national average, earning $47,988 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.3% more than the national average, earning $54,302 CAD per year.
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