Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
COE
There are approximately 10,004 people named Coe in the UK. That makes it the 1,054th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 158 are named Coe.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Nickname
Related and similar surnames
CooeyCo
Coo
Coes
Cowe
Cose
Cos
Cowey
Couey
Cowee
Coee
Ccoe
Cooe
Coez
Coue
Cco
Cou
Coea
Cow
Coeh
Cowes
Coues
Coses
Cooze
Coeuy
Couei
Cooee
Coex
Coem
Coek
The Coe surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
The primitive word Co is an elevation, exalted. Koh, in the Coptic, is a rock; koh, Persic, a hill; Coey, Gaelic, a hero, literally, a dog. Lower says that Coe is a Norfolk provincialism to designate "an odd old fellow."
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
COE. 1. In Norfolk, an eccentric old man. 2. A Scottish rivulet giving name to Glencoe. There is a Beatrix le Coe in H.R.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.