Cogswell Surname

84,809th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Cogswell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Coggeshall,' a parish in the the Diocese of St. Albans. Wherever a monastery was founded it drew together a community, and this in the surname period was likely to foster a local nomenclature.

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Cogswell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5581:79,5219,073
Canada5891:62,5567,315
England2441:228,35319,058
Australia1391:194,21419,182
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Wales141:221,03813,576
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2281:106,91010,610
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5591:32,2123,878

Cogswell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Coggeshall,' a parish in the the Diocese of St. Albans. Wherever a monastery was founded it drew together a community, and this in the surname period was likely to foster a local nomenclature. The early Coggeshalls by corruption became Cogswell and Coxwell. There need be no hesitation in accepting this origin. It is absolutely certain. The surname is still confined to a limited radius of the place, which was of considerable importance.

(Abbas) de Cogeshalle, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger de Cogeshall. Essex, ibid.

Reginald Cokkeshale, Kent, ibid.

Ralph de Coggeshal, Essex, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Maria de Coggeshale, Norfolk, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1681. Married — John Cogeswell and Ann Pare: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) 1 Dweller at the Cock’s Well (i.e., a well or spring frequented by game-birds) [Old English cocc, genit. cocces + wella] 2 for Cogshall, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at a spring frequented by game birds; one who came from Cogshall (Cogg’s hill), in Cheshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From Coggeshall; a location name in Essex.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Cogswell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cogswell is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cogswell? popularity and diffusion

Cogswell is the 84,809th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,279,864 people. The surname Cogswell is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Cogswell reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Cogswell is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 4,558 people, or 1 in 79,521. In The United States it is most numerous in: Michigan, where 9 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and Massachusetts, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States Cogswell exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 10 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Cogswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cogswell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cogswell surname rose 292 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 107 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 156 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cogswell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cogswell last name are 13.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.94% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cogswell earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 20.11% less than the national average, earning R 189,840 per year; in United States they earn 6.24% more than the national average, earning $45,842 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.39% less than the national average, earning $45,019 CAD per year.

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