Côté Surname

141,975th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Côté Surname User-submission:

(French) The Côté surname means 'side' in French. However, it may also be a topographic name denoting someone who lived on a slope or a riverbank, and less often on the coast, which could indicate that it may be from the Old French word coste.

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Côté Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3,0681:12,0101,788
United States181:20,136,607622,629
France131:5,109,440259,941
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
England51:11,143,612252,590
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Coté (540), Côte (141), Côtè (2), Còté (1), Cote (103,985), Cotè (3) & Cotê (2) are calculated separately.

Côté Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(French) The Côté surname means 'side' in French. However, it may also be a topographic name denoting someone who lived on a slope or a riverbank, and less often on the coast, which could indicate that it may be from the Old French word coste.

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Côté Last Name Facts

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

Côté occurs more in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Coté, Côte, Côtè, Còté, Cote, Cotè or Cotê. For other possible spellings of Côté click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Côté? popularity and diffusion

The last name Côté is the 141,975th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,323,094 people. The surname Côté is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Côté reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Gallo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in Canada, where it is held by 3,068 people, or 1 in 12,010. In Canada it is most frequent in: Quebec, where 94 percent are found, Ontario, where 4 percent are found and New Brunswick, where 1 percent are found. Besides Canada this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coté92540/
Côte92141/
Côtè922/
Còté921/
Côtés891/
Cote83103,985/
Cotè833/
Cotê832/
Caté7511/
Catté6739/
Cotté6735/
Coité6713/
Couté6712/
Costé6710/
Scoté678/
Côtes677/
Cotés674/
Casté674/
Choté673/
Catés672/
Coûté671/
Cauté671/
Côtez671/

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