Cat Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cat Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cat family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1
Literman Mate 1
Coal Miner 1
Wife Of Sorter At Post Office 1

Cat Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Coote 40% 9,790
2 Catt 75% 8,729
3 Cato 75% 1,922
4 Cate 75% 1,916
5 Cot 67% 1,825
6 Coate 60% 1,759
7 Coot 50% 1,133
8 Coat 75% 667
9 Cote 50% 569
10 Caute 60% 546
11 Caut 75% 237
12 Eacot 40% 203
13 Katt 50% 163
14 Cat 100% 150
15 Coet 50% 133
16 Coute 40% 122

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The surname Cat is the 14th most popular variant of Coote.

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