Coats is a surname of English origin.
People surnamed Coats
A.W. (Bob) Coats (1924–2007), English economist, historian of economic thought
Amelia R. Coats, American printmaker
Brittany Coats, American biomechanical engineer
Buck Coats (born 1982), American professional baseball player
Dan Coats (born 1943), American diplomat and politician; served as the Director of National Intelligence Herbert P. Coats (1872–1932), New York state senator and Puerto Rico attorney general James Coats (1894–1966), British skeleton racer John Coats (1906–1979), Scottish theosophist; bishop of the Liberal Catholic Church Michael Coats (born 1946), American NASA astronaut Robert H. Coats (1874–1960), Canadian statistician Robert R. Coats (1910–1995), Canadian-American geologist Stuart Coats (1868–1959), British politician; MP for Wimbledon and East Surrey Thomas Coats (1809-1893), made Paisley, Scotland, the world center for thread making.
See also
Coats baronets, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Glen-Coats baronets, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Coates (surname) Cotes (disambiguation)