Coates.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname.
A placename: A number of places in England: A village in Whittlesey parish, Fenland district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL3097).
A placename: A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO9700).
A placename: A number of places in England: A suburban area in Barnoldswick parish, Pendle borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD8847).
A placename: A number of places in England: A hamlet in Stow parish, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, seemingly the same as Coates by Stow (OS grid ref SK9083).
A placename: A number of places in England: A hamlet in North Leverton with Habblesthorpe parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK8281).
A placename: A number of places in England: A hamlet in Barlavington parish, Chichester district, West Sussex (OS grid ref SU9917).
A placename: A suburb of Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland, west of the city centre (OS grid ref NT2373).
A placename: A minor city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States.
plural of Coate
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