Cawkill Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cawkill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cawkill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1531:364,17025,923
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025

Cawkill Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cawkill Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Cawkill occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cawkill? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,374,607th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. The surname Cawkill occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Cawkill are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 364,170. In England Cawkill is primarily concentrated in: North Yorkshire, where 30 percent live, Norfolk, where 20 percent live and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 17 percent live. Not including England this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Cawkill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cawkill has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Cawkill surname increased 268 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cawkell8686/
Sawkill8683/
Cawcill860/
Cowkill860/
Kawkil779/
Cawkel770/
Sawkil770/
Jafkill711/
Sawkell710/
Cowquill670/
Kaewkl624/
Cawcel621/
Kowkiel5761/
Kaewkael531/
Keawkled531/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cawkill
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