Spanish and Galician: habitational name from any of the many places called Coto especially in Galicia and Asturias from coto ‘ground’ (from Latin cautum).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Coto family from?
You can see how Coto families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Coto family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Coto families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 83 Coto families living in Quebec. This was about 98% of all the recorded Coto's in Canada. Quebec had the highest population of Coto families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Coto surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
Between 1961 and 2004, in the United States, Coto life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1966, and highest in 1982. The average life expectancy for Coto in 1961 was 46, and 67 in 2004.