Coubrough Surname

426,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 811 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Coubrough Surname Definition:

A now not very common surname found in Lanarkshire and in Midlothian. It is a shortened form of Maccoubrey, which see. David Cowbratht witnessed testament of inventory of Catharine Lauder, 1515 (Swinton, p. xci). The name also occurs as Coulbrough and Cowbrough in Stirling, and is an old Strathblane surname (1511, Cowbroch).

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Coubrough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
Scotland1571:34,1013,361
England1381:403,75427,757
Canada1221:302,01327,942
Australia601:449,92835,109
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Uruguay371:92,7509,282
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1221:30,6822,598
England101:2,437,53768,340

Coubrough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A now not very common surname found in Lanarkshire and in Midlothian. It is a shortened form of Maccoubrey, which see. David Cowbratht witnessed testament of inventory of Catharine Lauder, 1515 (Swinton, p. xci). The name also occurs as Coulbrough and Cowbrough in Stirling, and is an old Strathblane surname (1511, Cowbroch). Euphame Cubrughe in Badow, parish of Calder, 1669 (Campsie). William Cubrugh, a Perthshire heritor, 1688 (RPC., 3. ser. XIII, p. 332). John Couburgh in Balglairosh, parish of St. Ninians, and two more recorded there (Stirling).

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

Coobragh, Kirkcudbright, McGilcobraght and Gilcobraght, Coobrigh, Mallecoobragh, from Mac Giolla Cobraght (Cuthbert), 'The Son of Cuthbert's Servant', or from Mael Cobraght, 'Cuthbert's Tonsured Servant' St. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne was a favourite saint among Celts as well as Saxons.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Coubrough Last Name Facts

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

Coubrough is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Coubrough.

How Common Is The Last Name Coubrough? popularity and diffusion

It is the 426,196th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 8,985,877 people. The surname Coubrough is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Coubrough live; 41 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 206 people, or 1 in 1,759,509. In The United States it is primarily found in: Nevada, where 51 percent are found, Colorado, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 19 percent are found and England, where 17 percent are found.

Coubrough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Coubrough has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Coubrough surname grew 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,380 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coubrough Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Coubrough surname are 12.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Coubrough earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 26.78% more than the national average, earning R 301,272 per year; in United States they earn 16.19% more than the national average, earning $50,135 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.51% less than the national average, earning $46,947 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cusbrough890/
Coobrough890/
Cobrugh880/
Cubraugh821/
Scabrough787/
Caubraugh780/
Kaubrough780/
Caabrough780/
Cheebrough741/
Scaibrough740/
Kabrough710/
Zosbrugh710/
Seabrough6715/
Cobrox671/
Cousbrook670/

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