Cogill Surname

356,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,020 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Cogill 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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Cogill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5691:95,21611,631
Australia1551:174,16617,758
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
England841:663,31038,317
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Ireland221:214,0438,362
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Jamaica61:478,32410,136
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Cogill 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)

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

Cogill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cogill is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cogill? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 356,197th most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 7,144,653 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Cogill are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 57 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Cogill is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 569 people, or 1 in 95,216. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 65 percent reside, Gauteng, where 14 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 9 percent reside. Besides South Africa it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Cogill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cogill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cogill last name rose 197 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 255 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cogill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Cogill surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cogill last name are 0.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.05% being registered with the party.

The amount Cogill earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 35.36% more than the national average, earning R 321,672 per year; in United States they earn 3.89% less than the national average, earning $41,469 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.63% more than the national average, earning $51,488 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coghill924,510/
Cougill92443/
Coggill9274/
Coguill9215/
Codgill9211/
Congill922/
Chogill922/
Coygill920/
Cogil91992/
Coughill8625/
Coungill861/
Cogghill861/
Cogguill861/
Cochgill860/
Cogiel83739/
Cougil83217/
Congil83102/
Cogell8356/
Cagill832/
Coghil832/
Kogill832/
Jogill831/
Cosill831/
Coggil830/
Cugill830/
Cogl805/
Czogiel7761/
Cochill7732/
Choigil7726/
Couguil7715/
Codgell775/
Chougil775/
Caghill774/
Caugill773/
Cousill772/
Casgill772/
Coscill771/
Scagill771/
Cahgill771/
Congell771/
Congiel771/
Caguill771/
Conghil771/
Coggell770/
Cosgell770/
Coungil770/
Cougell770/
Cangill770/
Jogil73186/
Kogil73184/
Cosil73151/
Cagil7363/
Cogel7323/
Coogl732/
Chogl732/
Sogil732/
Cocil731/
Cogld731/
Coghl731/
Caughill71274/
Sczogiel7115/
Ciongiel7111/
Cauguill711/
Coughell711/
Tchoggil711/
Cookhill710/
Kongil67612/
Caguil67317/
Coisel67224/
Cangil67175/
Congel67104/
Cagiel6769/
Coşgül6750/
Cozell6742/
Casill6741/
Chogel6737/
Szczogiel6733/
Kogiel6728/
Cosell6727/
Cugell6725/
Koçgil6724/
Jogiel6721/
Cosgel6720/
Chagil6717/
Sogell6716/
Jogell6716/
Coujil6715/
Coguel6712/
Cousil677/
Sagill674/
Czogel674/
Kokgil673/
Casgil673/
Cosiel672/
Cogeel672/
Zogiel672/
Cochil672/
Kohgil671/
Kougil671/
Kougll671/
Cuoghl671/
Coziel671/
Cozzil671/
Coegel671/
Sohgil671/
Cagell671/
Cougel671/
Cajill671/
Cugiel671/
Coşgel671/
Coogel671/
Congöl671/
Cogieł671/
Kecgil671/
Caggil670/
Caghil670/
Scogel670/

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