Coghill Surname

104,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Coghill Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cockhill.' Some spot in the West Riding Yorkshire. The West Riding directories seem alone to have preserved the correct form. Several of these forms may be corruptions of the Yorkshire Cowgill, which see.

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Coghill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0671:175,35517,615
Australia7291:37,0314,863
Scotland5691:9,4091,332
Canada5251:70,1828,035
England4221:132,03313,047
Ireland501:94,1795,191
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland361:123,0527,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4771:7,8471,079
England1201:203,12816,084
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4441:113,10511,218

Coghill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cockhill.' Some spot in the West Riding Yorkshire. The West Riding directories seem alone to have preserved the correct form. Several of these forms may be corruptions of the Yorkshire Cowgill, which see. There seems to be a spot in Somerset bearing this name.

Elizabetha de Cokhill, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Cokhill, 1379: ibid.

Mathew de Cokhull, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John Cokhull, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1692. Baptised — Joseph, s. Edward Coggill: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1802. Married — Charles William Doyle and Sophia Cramer; witness, John Coghill: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A respelling of the name Cocle, which see. Families of this name are numerous in Caithness today. Mr. James Henry Coghill in his The Family of Coghill (Cambridge, Mass., 1879) erroneously claims that the Caithness Coghills are a branch of the Coghills of Knaresborough in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

1 for Cockhill, q.v.

2 for Cowgill, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The baronet descends from John Cockhill of Cockhill, gent., who lived at Knaresborough, co. York, temp. Richard II.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Coghill Last Name Facts

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

Coghill occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Coghill.

How Common Is The Last Name Coghill? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 104,117th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,615,864 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Coghill live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Coghill is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,067 people, or 1 in 175,355. In The United States it is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 12 percent are found, Virginia, where 12 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 16 percent are found and Scotland, where 13 percent are found.

Coghill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Coghill has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Coghill surname expanded 466 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 352 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 139 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Coghill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (35%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Coghill last name are 17.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.64% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Coghill earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.14% more than the national average, earning R 366,300 per year; in United States they earn 4.65% more than the national average, earning $45,154 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $48,548 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Coghiell937/
Cogghill931/
Cosghill930/
Cogill921,020/
Coghil922/
Cougill86443/
Coggill8674/
Coguill8615/
Cogille8611/
Caghill864/
Cogheil863/
Congill862/
Cogaill861/
Conghil861/
Cogoill861/
Coygill860/
Cogil83992/
Coghl831/
Caughill80274/
Cogguill801/
Coungill801/
Coughell801/
Cochgill800/
Cogiel77739/
Cougil77217/
Congil77102/
Cogell7756/
Cogile775/
Cagill772/
Kogill772/
Cogail771/
Cuoghl771/
Caghil770/
Coggil770/
Caughhill751/
Cogl735/
Couguil7115/
Caugill713/
Casgill712/
Caguill711/
Cogitel711/
Cagille711/
Cahgill711/
Congell711/
Congiel711/
Coungil710/
Coggell710/
Cosgell710/
Cougitl710/
Cougell710/
Cangill710/
Cogle671,050/
Caughell67623/
Kogil67184/
Cagil6763/
Cogel6723/
Coogl672/
Cogld671/
Cauguill671/
Cagehell670/
Canghell670/

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