Researching Andrew Coats
Delve into the history of Andrew Coats using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1353 people with the Coats surname? In that year Coats was ranked number 2281 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Andrew means "Manly" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Andrew Coats on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Andrew Coats in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Coats ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Andrew Coats and the Coats Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Coats Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Coats family tree.
Study Parish Records for Andrew Coats at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Andrew Coats using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Andrew Coats records.
Explore MyHeritage for Andrew Coats information.
Look at the LDS Database for records about Andrew Coats.
Research the Coats surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Coats Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 792 people with the Coats surname in the UK? Coats is now ranked number 3297 for popularity in the UK. |
Coats Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Andrew Coats.
Study MyTrees for information on the Coats family and people looking to contact living Coats relations.
Look at One Great Family for Coats records submitted by people who are already researching the Coats Family Tree.
Find Andrew Coats from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Coats Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Coats surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 18229 people with the Coats surname in the USA? Coats is ranked number 151 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Coats Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Andrew Coats. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Andrew Coats
Andrew Stewart Coats
Andrew Justin Stewart Coats (born 1 February 1958) is an Australian–British academic cardiologist who has particular interest in the management of heart failure. His research turned established teaching on its head and promoted exercise training (rather than bed rest) as a treatment for chronic heart failure. He was instrumental in describing the "muscle hypothesis" of heart failure. In addition to this, Coats is also a successful fundraiser, university administrator, and inventor. His Imperial College patents have formed the basis of companies specialising in the treatment of cachexia (Myotec and PsiOxus).
Source: Andrew Stewart Coats, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Coats
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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