Coe is used as a family name or surname in Gaelic. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Coe
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Gaelic
Meaning: The primitive word Co is an elevation exalted. Koh, in the Coptic, is a rock, in Persic it means a hill while in Gaelic, Coey, is a hero, literally, the dog of the plain, from cu, a dog and magh, a plain. The names of various animals were given anciently to heroes, to denote power, courage or swiftness. Coe is a Norfolk provincialism to to designate "an odd old fellow."

How popular is Coe?

Coe is common in United States.

Coe is ranked 14338 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Coe bearers increased by 0.6764037 per cent in 2010 US census to 16819 since 2000, the surname slipped by 168 spots and ranked at 2157. The last name was found in around 57 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 82.78 84.6
Black 11.15 10.44
Hispanic or Latino 2.56 1.72
Others 1.94 1.57
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.11 1.2
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.46 0.47
Coe is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Niue is ahead in terms of density. Around 36815 people have been found who wears Coe as their family name. Coe is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,565 Costa Rica8
5,340 Iceland6
101,066 Zimbabwe5
50 Niue5
381,097 Ukraine4
35,789 Turkey3
2,720 South Korea3
19,452 Malaysia3
14,078 Japan3
6,270 Hong Kong3
15,749 Finland3
3,224 Afghanistan3
949 Belize3
46,068 Philippines3
14,004 Hungary2
12,844 Pakistan2
1,313 United States Virgin Islands2
34,572 Israel2
9,272 Ecuador2
50,640 Switzerland2
3,014 Taiwan2
10,284 Kuwait2
6,820 Angola1
16,228 Bulgaria1
34,581 Chile1
49,101 Denmark1
10,683 Cyprus1
123,175 Tanzania1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
174,544 Czech Republic1
24,771 Colombia1
58,885 Poland1
31,584 Peru1
24,176 Qatar1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
38,830 Morocco1
1,819 Laos1
14,644 Tunisia1
3,071 Jersey1
13,447 Uganda1
29,774 Venezuela1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
7,292 Vietnam1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,642 Northern Ireland48
20,318 United Arab Emirates46
8,316 Portugal46
46,461 Netherlands40
26,164 Sweden36
313,225 India33
213 Cayman Islands29
3,338 Thailand27
308,934 Indonesia18
377,825 Russia17
3,922 China11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
28,061 Spain92
67,110 Italy90
2,783 Jamaica71
5,773 Singapore53
Countries with hundreds of Coe:
6,580 South Africa986
1,106 New Zealand656
2,276 Scotland308
1,412 Wales282
37,175 France269
26,800 Argentina194
19,046 Mexico183
59,024 Germany168
2,996 Ireland136
1,458 Nicaragua114
Countries with thousands of Coe:
1,019 England7,469
1,734 Australia1,836
3,128 Canada1,512
9,239 Brazil1,495
Countries with ten thousands of Coe:
1,963 United States20,458
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant Cathr. Coe from Ireland aboard the Minnesota from Liverpool during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 23 years old when she arrived in USA on October 8, 1849. U Coe (Born at sea) Infant, are others that migrated to US.

Coe Namesakes

  • George Coetzee, Golfer
  • José Abílio Coelho, Author
  • Amanda Coetzer, Tennis player
  • José Adalberto Coelho Alves, Author
  • Guy Coëme, Politician
  • Aimé Coenen, Soccer player
  • Aimé Coenen, Soccer player
  • Rivaldo Coetzee, Soccer player
  • Hendrikus Albertus Diedericus Coenen, Politician
  • Paulo Coelho, Lyricist

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