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 Braeden Cootes, professional ice hockey player
See also 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)