Cootes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Jim Cootes, Australian orchidologist * Joe Cootes, New Zealand rugby league player * John Cootes, Australian rugby league player and Roman Catholic priest * Samuel Cootes (1792–1882), American merchant and lawyer

* Cootes Store, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Rockingham County, Virginia, USA * Cootes Paradise, the largest wetland at the western end of Lake Ontario, on the west side of Hamilton Harbour * Cootes Drive, a city street in Dundas, Ontario, Canada (now part of the city of Hamilton) * Coote (disambiguation) {{surname, Cootes

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