Explore the Family Name Coatsworth

The meaning of Coatsworth

English (Northeastern England): habitational name from an unidentified place, possibly Cotescue in Coverham (North Yorkshire), which is earlier found as Cotescough, Cotescugh. If so, it has been rationalized to the common placename elements -worth, -wath, -forth. Altenatively, Coatesforth may be the earlier form of the name (although also from an as yet unidentified place).

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How common is the last name Coatsworth in the United States?

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Coatsworth has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, the surname ranked at 69,854 and by 2010, its rank had slipped to 75,799, marking a decline of 8.51%. Similarly, when looking at the count of people with this surname, there was a slight decrease from 262 in 2000 to 254 in 2010, a change of -3.05%. The proportion per 100,000 people also fell by 10%, from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#69,854	#75,799	-8.51%
Count	262	254	-3.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Coatsworth

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of people with the surname Coatsworth identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, though the percentage dropped slightly from 96.95% to 95.67%, a change of -1.32%. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. It’s worth noting that in 2010, there was a small percentage (2.76%) of individuals with this surname who identified as belonging to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.95%	95.67%	-1.32%
Two or More Races	0%	2.76%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%