The Arms of Coates refers to the coat of arms lawfully borne by a person bearing the surname Coates or Coats pursuant to a grant by an official heraldic authority in the United Kingdom, namely the College of Arms or the Court of the Lord Lyon. In his publication, "Armorial Families - A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat Armour" (David and Charles Publishers, 1929), the British barrister and heraldist Arthur Charles Fox-Davies details the arms of several such persons, including:-