Coates Name Meaning: Belived to derive from the Anglo-Saxon word 'cote' meaning shelter or cottage. Also associated with the word 'sheepcote', meaning sheepherd.
A name given to someone who lived in a cottage or shelter, was also a name given as a name to the 'Lord of the Manor' and may have been taken from a similar place name. May have also been a n occupational name for someone who looked after sheep.
Discover how your Coates ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 7 |
| Buckinghamshire | 27 |
| Berkshire | 45 |
| Cambridgeshire | 37 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 69 |
| Cornwall | 8 |
| Cumberland | 119 |
| Derbyshire | 166 |
| Devon | 71 |
| Dorset | 25 |
| Durham | 1,273 |
| Essex | 120 |
| Gloucestershire | 289 |
| Hampshire | 130 |
| Herefordshire | 26 |
| Hertfordshire | 9 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 105 |
| Lancashire | 1,100 |
| Leicestershire | 66 |
| Lincolnshire | 123 |
| London | 924 |
| Middlesex | 90 |
| Northumberland | 169 |
| Norfolk | 115 |
| Northamptonshire | 36 |
| Nottinghamshire | 102 |
| Oxfordshire | 76 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 25 |
| Suffolk | 105 |
| Somerset | 119 |
| Surrey | 101 |
| Sussex | 116 |
| Staffordshire | 347 |
| Warwickshire | 237 |
| Westmorland | 70 |
| Wiltshire | 79 |
| Worcestershire | 87 |
| Yorkshire | 3,210 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 4 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 34 |
| Flintshire | 9 |
| Glamorgan | 68 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 11 |
| Monmouthshire | 20 |
| Pembrokeshire | 12 |
| Radnorshire | 7 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,661 |
| Coal Miner | 162 |
| General Labourer | 118 |
| Farmer | 100 |
| Dress Maker | 97 |
| Cotton Weaver | 96 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 91 |
| Living On Own Means | 73 |
| Domestic Servant | 73 |
| Labourer | 67 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 58 |
| General Servant Domestic | 45 |
| General Servant | 41 |
| House Keeper | 37 |
| Laundress | 37 |
| Joiner | 34 |
| Grocer | 32 |
| Farm Labourer | 31 |
| Worsted Spinner | 29 |
| Butcher | 28 |
| Tailoress | 28 |
| General Domestic Servant | 28 |
| Gardener | 26 |
| Tailor | 26 |
| Farm Servant | 26 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Coates | 5,151 |
| John Coates | 5,043 |
| William Coates | 4,823 |
| Elizabeth Coates | 3,158 |
| Thomas Coates | 2,928 |
| George Coates | 2,712 |
| Sarah Coates | 2,483 |
| James Coates | 2,108 |
| Jane Coates | 1,776 |
| Ann Coates | 1,663 |
| Joseph Coates | 1,565 |
| Robert Coates | 1,408 |
| Henry Coates | 1,279 |
| Margaret Coates | 1,269 |
| Charles Coates | 1,223 |
| Annie Coates | 1,103 |
| Hannah Coates | 1,010 |
| Alice Coates | 956 |
| Eliza Coates | 815 |
| Emma Coates | 808 |
| Ellen Coates | 784 |
| Edward Coates | 775 |
| Frederick Coates | 761 |
| Arthur Coates | 735 |
| Richard Coates | 729 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coates | 100% | 74,854 |
| 2 | Coats | 83% | 8,953 |
| 3 | Cates | 83% | 5,304 |
| 4 | Cotes | 83% | 1,264 |
| 5 | Cootes | 83% | 1,253 |
| 6 | Cats | 67% | 585 |
| 7 | Coots | 67% | 546 |
| 8 | Coutas | 67% | 375 |
| 9 | Coutes | 83% | 351 |
| 10 | Couts | 67% | 151 |
| 11 | Cutis | 50% | 127 |
The surname Coates is the most popular version of all its varients