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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

Cooey
Co
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."

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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.

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