Explore the Family Name Coile

The meaning of Coile

1. Scottish (Sutherland): variant of Irish Coyle. This surname is now rare in Britain. Compare Coil 1. 2. Variant of Coil 2, a surname of German origin.

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

The surname 'Coile' was ranked 28,489th in popularity in the year 2000 based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. By the year 2010, the name had fallen to the 31,689th position, representing an 11.23% decrease in rank. The total count of individuals bearing the 'Coile' surname also experienced a decline during this time period, dropping from 788 in 2000 to 729 in 2010, a decrease of approximately 7.49%. The proportion of people with the 'Coile' surname per 100,000 members of the population dropped by 13.79%, from 0.29 in 2000 to 0.25 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,489	#31,689	-11.23%
Count	788	729	-7.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.25	-13.79%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Coile

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the vast majority of individuals bearing the surname 'Coile' identify as White, with no change recorded between 2000 and 2010 at a consistent 96.57%. There were no reported carriers of the 'Coile' surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The percentage of individuals with this surname identifying as Hispanic saw a slight increase from 1.40% in 2000 to 1.51% in 2010. The number of people identifying as two or more races also increased slightly from 0.76% to 0.82% during this period. However, the proportion of Black individuals carrying the 'Coile' surname dropped from 0.76% in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.57%	96.57%	0%
Hispanic	1.4%	1.51%	7.86%
Two or More Races	0.76%	0.82%	7.89%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.76%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%