Explore the Family Name Coto

The meaning of Coto

Spanish and Galician: habitational name from any of the many places called Coto, especially in Galicia and Asturias, from coto ‘ground’ (from Latin cautum). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Luis, Miguel, Carlos, Raul, Alberto, Armando, Juan, Marta, Rafael, Alba.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Coto has significantly increased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 13,885th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had moved up to the 11,229th spot, marking a remarkable increase of 19.13%. The actual number of people bearing the name also swelled from 1,995 in 2000 to 2,814 in 2010, a growth of 41.05%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Coto per 100,000 individuals rose from 0.74 to 0.95.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,885	#11,229	19.13%
Count	1,995	2,814	41.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.74	0.95	28.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Coto

The Decennial U.S. Census's data reveals that the ethnicity associated with the surname Coto underwent some changes between 2000 and 2010. While the majority of individuals with this surname identified as Hispanic (83.11% in 2000 and 85.79% in 2010), there were noticeable shifts among other ethnic groups. The percentage of Whites decreased from 13.93% to 11.55%, while the Black population dropped from 1.65% to 1.14%. Interestingly, the populations identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, which were non-existent in 2000, emerged in 2010 at 0.60% and 0.43% respectively. Those identifying with two or more races slightly decreased from 0.55% to 0.50%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	83.11%	85.79%	3.22%
White	13.93%	11.55%	-17.09%
Black	1.65%	1.14%	-30.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.6%	0%
Two or More Races	0.55%	0.5%	-9.09%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.43%	0%