Coish Surname

342,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Coish Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Coise.'

Agnes fil. Coise, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Rafe, son of Nicholas Quoise, 1564: Reg.

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Coish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada8721:42,2545,251
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
England571:977,51048,999
Australia331:818,05251,601
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847

Coish Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Coise.'

Agnes fil. Coise, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

The spelling, as will be seen below, was retained till the close of the 16th century:

Rafe, son of Nicholas Quoise, 1564: Reg. St. Mary Aldermary (London).

William, son of Nicholas Quoise, 1565: ibid.

Anthonie, son of Nicholas Coise, 1577: ibid.

Alice, d. of Margret Coys, 1563: ibid.

Mary, wife of Richard Coysh, 1672: ibid.

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

(? Anglo-French-Teut.) Cp. the (Cumberland) Dialectal word coise, ‘chief,’ ‘master’; and coisy, ‘excellent,’ ‘choice’ [apparently Old French cois, chois (French choix), choice; of Teutonic orig.] Agnes son Coise.—Hundred Rolls Cp. Choice.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A form of Goish, or Goyes, which appears from Robson to be another form of Gorges; Goyes of Wilts being of Wraxall and Langford, Wilts, which belonged to Gorges, and bearing their arms, a gurges, or whirlpool. See Charge.

The Norman People (1874)

Coish Last Name Facts

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

Coish occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Coish? popularity and diffusion

Coish is the 342,798th most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 6,810,791 people. Coish is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Coish are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is carried by 872 people, or 1 in 42,254. In Canada Coish is most numerous in: Newfoundland and Labrador, where 42 percent are found, Ontario, where 30 percent are found and Alberta, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Canada it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Coish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Coish has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Coish last name grew 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coish Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Coish are 18.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.86% being registered with the party.

The amount Coish earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.92% more than the national average, earning $45,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.56% more than the national average, earning $51,453 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Choish910/
Cosh891,891/
Cois891,127/
Cish896/
Choishe83150/
Chish80593/
Coysh80519/
Chois80346/
Coias80229/
Cisch8046/
Caish8039/
Coshe8033/
Coise8031/
Koish8030/
Chosh8025/
Cuish805/
Cosch804/
Coosh803/
Coich802/
Coios802/
Coush801/
Coies801/
Costh801/
Cossh800/
Coits800/
Choyishe778/
Cos7514,676/
Coi754,192/
Cis752,420/
Coh751,202/
Cih75709/
Choise73255/
Czisch73131/
Choush73100/
Chishe7359/
Coyhis7336/
Koisch7316/
Khoish7316/
Coisse7315/
Koyish7315/
Chgosh7310/
Chhosh7310/
Choshe736/
Caishe736/
Cieshe734/
Koiseh733/
Costch733/
Coushs732/
Cotsch732/
Ciesch732/
Chuish732/
Cowies732/
Cheish731/
Cosche731/
Coyich731/
Coiese731/
Coiies731/
Cojich731/
Coushe731/
Chojis731/
Chohsh731/
Chaish731/
Csosch731/
Koiash731/
Chisch730/
Coysch730/
Cousch730/
Cuisht730/
Cash6753,111/
Ciss6744,514/
Kish6718,156/
Coss6711,902/
Chis6710,820/
Kosh673,887/
Cost673,362/
Cose673,122/
Zois672,941/
Coit672,859/
Coia672,719/
Chih672,490/
Cais672,424/
Cots672,248/
Cios671,761/
Kois671,636/
Cias671,568/
Coch671,463/
Cisz671,022/
Cohu67725/
Chos67716/
Coes67426/
Coos67281/
Cosp67276/
Cuis67208/
Coid67198/
Qois67168/
Qosh67160/
Cies67159/
Cijs67126/
Coie67119/
Koitsch6794/
Coji6793/
Ceis6787/
Cohs6773/
Coyi6771/
Coxs6767/
Zosh6761/
Scis6756/
Coix6756/
Koih6748/
Czos6748/
Coiz6747/
Cosd6744/
Coio6743/
Cohy6734/
Czitsch6730/
Cous6717/
Cuih6713/
Cesh6713/
Koische6711/
Cizs678/
Czische678/
Cods677/
Couh677/
Zish676/
Ccis676/
Cosc674/
Dcos674/
Ckoh674/
Qish674/
Czis674/
Coiş674/
Coij673/
Kcoh673/
Cuoh673/
Cóis673/
Cišs673/
Cozs673/
Choushe672/
Coys672/
Cohc672/
Coii672/
Cojs672/
Tcis672/
Cgis672/
Kcoi671/
Hcoi671/
Coyh671/
Coph671/
Cosz671/
Cheishe671/
Cziesch671/
Cuos671/
Cosx671/
Cysh671/
Coić671/
Gcis671/
Qcos671/
Zcis671/
Ceih671/
Ccih671/
Chaishe671/
Cihz671/
Cijh671/
Ckih671/
Ckis671/
Ckoi671/
Cojh671/
Cohx671/
Cqih671/
Cqoh671/
Gcoh671/
Gcos671/
Kcih671/
Choiese670/

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