Coates is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Coates
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Is the variant of Coat. See Cott - A common termination of local surnames, as in Walcott, Caldecott, Norcot, Northcote, Southcote, etc. It appears to be the Anglo-Saxon cóte. Professor Leo observes that, "if selë be the dwelling of the wealthy of landowners, cóte on the other hand indicates the abode of the poorer classe. Cote is the house of an indigent de pendent countryman, who, without any personal estate, holds a transferable tenement in fief. It was originally a house of mud, or of earth, with loam walls." The prefixed word some times indicates the owner's name, and is sometimes descriptive of the situation.

Coates is form of the Coate. Descendant of one who occupied a cottage and tilled ten acres or less.

Descendant of one who occupied a cottage and tilled ten acres or less.

The variant form of Coat. Of the wood or forest.

Parishes, &c., in counties Gloucester, Leicester, Lincoln, Sussex, York, etc.

Coates is a variant of Cotes. A manor in Staffordshire gave name to this family, who are "descended from Richard de Cotes, probably the son of Thomas de Cotes, living in 1167, when the Black Book of the Exchequer was compiled. About the reign of Henry VI the family removed to Woodcote in Shropshire, which has since continued their principal seat, though the more ancient manor of Cotes or 'Kotes,' on the banks of the Sow, has ever remained the property of this ancient house."

How popular is Coates?

Coates is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Wales, Northern Ireland, South Africa, Scotland, Ireland, Jamaica, France, Guyana.

Coates is ranked 7968 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Coatess grew by 9.57 per cent to 23725 since 2000 and ranked 1512 after elevating 11 spots. The last name was found in around 8 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 69.11 71.51
Black 24.65 24.04
Hispanic or Latino 3.1 1.86
Others 2.09 1.63
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.59 0.4
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.45 0.55
Coates is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Antigua and Barbuda lie ahead in terms of density. Around 71257 people have been found who wears Coates as their family name. Coates is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Coates:
1,364 United States32,772
376 England19,774
Countries with thousands of Coates:
540 Australia7,169
962 Canada5,609
Countries with hundreds of Coates:
776 New Zealand938
426 Wales784
528 Northern Ireland712
9,921 South Africa675
1,354 Scotland554
1,537 Ireland369
1,101 Jamaica278
44,463 France229
847 Guyana159
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
174 Antigua and Barbuda97
25,940 Spain89
72,288 Germany75
148,690 Thailand73
5,897 Dominican Republic69
69,817 Italy61
4,171 Singapore56
116,778 Philippines53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
17,874 Israel48
364 Isle of Man45
311 Guernsey44
9,282 Uruguay37
310,282 India35
20,092 Norway31
40,209 Belgium31
837 Malta30
52,179 Netherlands28
174,290 Brazil28
46,943 Zimbabwe25
844 United States Virgin Islands20
1,193 Jersey17
74,511 Malaysia16
38,365 Switzerland15
4,769 China15
16,126 Ecuador13
26,891 Qatar12
30,183 Denmark12
25,625 United Arab Emirates12
7,645 Panama11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
73,605 Sweden10
32,607 Saudi Arabia9
46,388 Japan9
33,931 Venezuela9
4,774 Hong Kong8
30,910 Chile8
190,047 Argentina6
991 Gibraltar6
6,082 Oman6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 27 years old farmer Michael Coates who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on November 8, 1848 by Sea put out from Liverpool. 18 years old Charles Coates, Charles Coates (18) Grocer, 18 years old Charles Coates, 30 years old Mary Coates, Francis Coates (21) Farmer, 20 years old George Coates, Workman Patt Coates, Ann Coates, aged 21, William Coates (21) Mason, Immigrant A.F. Coates, Immigrant John Coates, Anne Coates (24) Immigrant, and 21 other Coates around 30.77% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and spinster migrated to US from London, Liverpool, Belfast and Dublin.

From Germany

George Coates hailed from Germany. 4 years old embarked for USA from Hamburg & Southampton on Hammonia and arrived on October 5, 1858. Jane Coates, aged Of unknown age, 2 years old John Coates, 6 years old Margaret Coates, Sarah Coates, Eliza Coates, Laborer Thomas Coates, Annie Coates, 11 years old Bery Coates, are others that migrated to US from Hamburg & Southampton, Liverpool and Antwerp.

Coates Namesakes

  • Eric Coates, English composer of light music and, early
  • Gloria Coates, American composer who has lived in Munich
  • Tom Coates, technologist and early weblogger based
  • Ken Coates, British politician and writer
  • Austin Coates, British civil servant, writer and traveller
  • Kersey Coates, businessman
  • Colin Coates, former ice speed skater from Australia,
  • John H. Coates, mathematician
  • Richard Coates, English linguist
  • Kim Coates, Canadian-American actor
  • Lorene T. Coates, served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the U.S. state's seventy-seventh House district
  • Cheyne Coates, musical artist
  • Wells Coates, architect, designer and writer
  • Ben Coates, former American football tight end
  • Gordon Coates, served as the 21st Prime Minister of New Zealand
  • Dorothy Love Coates, American gospel singer
  • Odia Coates, American singer
  • Melissa Coates, of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50
  • Phyllis Coates, American actress best
  • Clive Coates, British wine writer and Master of Wine
  • Peter Coates, English businessman and current Chairman of the Stoke City Football Club
  • Steve Coates, Canadian retired professional ice hockey player
  • Jim Coates, American former professional baseball pitcher
  • Charles E. Coates, Charles Edward Coates, Jr
  • Anne V. Coates, British film editor with a more than 60-year-long career
  • David C. Coates, publisher and printer
  • George James Coates, Australian painter
  • George Coates, American theatre director most notable for his work with George Coates Performance Works
  • Joseph Coates, English-born Australian schoolmaster and cricketer
  • Ralph Coates, English footballer

Coates Namesakes

  • Eric Coates, English composer of light music and, early
  • Gloria Coates, American composer who has lived in Munich
  • Tom Coates, technologist and early weblogger based
  • Ken Coates, British politician and writer
  • Austin Coates, British civil servant, writer and traveller
  • Kersey Coates, businessman
  • Colin Coates, former ice speed skater from Australia,
  • John H. Coates, mathematician
  • Richard Coates, English linguist
  • Kim Coates, Canadian-American actor
  • Lorene T. Coates, served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the U.S. state's seventy-seventh House district
  • Cheyne Coates, musical artist
  • Wells Coates, architect, designer and writer
  • Ben Coates, former American football tight end
  • Gordon Coates, served as the 21st Prime Minister of New Zealand
  • Dorothy Love Coates, American gospel singer
  • Odia Coates, American singer
  • Melissa Coates, of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50
  • Phyllis Coates, American actress best
  • Clive Coates, British wine writer and Master of Wine
  • Peter Coates, English businessman and current Chairman of the Stoke City Football Club
  • Steve Coates, Canadian retired professional ice hockey player
  • Jim Coates, American former professional baseball pitcher
  • Charles E. Coates, Charles Edward Coates, Jr
  • Anne V. Coates, British film editor with a more than 60-year-long career
  • David C. Coates, publisher and printer
  • George James Coates, Australian painter
  • George Coates, American theatre director most notable for his work with George Coates Performance Works
  • Joseph Coates, English-born Australian schoolmaster and cricketer
  • Ralph Coates, English footballer

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