Last Name COE

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Meaning Nickname: The coe, i.e. the jackdaw. Could refer to an old old fellow. A Norfolk surname.
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."
A hero; literally, the dog of the plain, from 'cu,' a dog, and 'magh,' a plain. The names of various animals were given anciently to heroes, to denote power, swiftness, or courage.
Origin English, Gaelic, Jewish, Irish, Romanian, Maori, South african

Rank 1,989 (2000 US census) 2,355 (1990 US census)
Count 16,706 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 84.6%, or 14133 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 10.44%, or 1744 total occurrences, as black,
  • 1.2%, or 200 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.47%, or 79 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.57%, or 262 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.72%, or 287 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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