Origins of the Coates surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2237North West 206Isle of Man 11Yorkshire 2749East Midlands 268West Midlands 698East 406London 1854South East 613South West 370South Wales 34Mid Wales 10West Wales 15North Wales 53Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Coateses lived in yorkshire

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    14,000 Coates Travel & migration records
    110,000 Coateses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Coates

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    359th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Coates surname. The oldest one dates back to 1557.

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    What are the most common Coates first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Coateses

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Coateses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    488

    Domestic Servant

    248

    Laundress

    230

    Cotton Weaver

    221

    General Servant Domestic

    215

    Commmon male occupations for Coateses in 1921

    Farmer

    507

    Coal Miner

    450

    General Labourer

    360

    Agricultural Labourer

    354

    Joiner

    328

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