Coates Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Coates last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Coates last name
Meaning of the Coates last name: dweller at the cottages. Coates is an English surname for someone who lived in a cottage or shelter, from Old English cot, or for a family from a place called Coates or Cotes. The last name is common in Yorkshire. Curiously, the same word cot gave English both cottage and the dovecote.
Arms associated with the Coates name
In English heraldry, coats of arms associated with the Coates name are described in a blazon, a short formal text.
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Coates name FAQ
What does the Coates name mean?
Dweller at the cottages. Common variants include Coats, Cotes.
Where does the Coates surname come from?
It originates in England, and is also found in the United States, Canada and Australia.
Is there a Coates coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Coates coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Reaney & Wilson, Dictionary of English Surnames; Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).