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coote Name Meaning and History

English: from Middle English co(o)te ‘coot’, applied as a nickname for a bald or stupid man. The bird was regarded as bald because of the large white patch, an extension of the bill, on its head. It is less easy to say how it acquired the reputation for stupidity.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Distribution of coote Families in the US in 1920
Number of coote families
 15-28
 6-14		 1-5
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Cootes from Co. Cavan @@ToddBranst@aol.com 7
The Family Peter Coote 4
Irish Coote's dawnc140 11
Alfred William Coote gillianbuckley2 0
william coote gillianbuckley2 0
cootes of chelsea gillianbuckley2 0
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COOTE NIGEL COOTE 18
Coote family from Wimbish Essex Cootsey44 0
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