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 is found most frequently in Canada. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coish? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 342,798th most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 6,810,791 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Coish live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in Canada, where it is held by 872 people, or 1 in 42,254. In Canada Coish is primarily concentrated in: Newfoundland and Labrador, where 42 percent are found, Ontario, where 30 percent are found and Alberta, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Canada Coish occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Coish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Coish has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Coish last name rose 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coish Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Coish last name are 18.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.86% registered with the political 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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