Coat Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Coat Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Coat family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 12
Agricultural Laborer 3
Labourer 2
Stone Mason 2
Domestic Servant 1
Butcher 1
Servant 1
Shoemaker 1
Assistant 1
Laundry Man 1
Painter 1
Painter & Paperhanger 1
Agricultural Carter 1
Joiner 1
None 1
House Maid Domestic 1
Market Porter 1
Student & Scholastics 1
Farmer 1
Living On Own Weaver 1
Manufacturers Chemists Assist 1
Book Minder 1
General Servant 1
Dress Maker 1
Laundress 1

Coat Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Coote 60% 9,790
2 Cato 50% 1,922
3 Cate 50% 1,916
4 Cot 75% 1,825
5 Coate 80% 1,759
6 Cottee 50% 1,484
7 Coot 75% 1,133
8 Coat 100% 667
9 Cote 50% 569
10 Caute 40% 546
11 Caut 50% 237
12 Eacot 40% 203
13 Cat 75% 150
14 Coet 75% 133
15 Coute 60% 122

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The surname Coat is the 8th most popular variant of Coote.

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