Couch Surname
Approximately 41,510 people bear this surname
Couch Surname Definition:
(A. - French - Latin) Upholsterer, Carpet - Maker [from Middle English couchent to set, arrange; Old French coucher, to place; Latin collocare] John le Cochere.—Hundred Rolls (Anglo-French-Hung.) Coachman [from French coche, Hung.
Read More About This SurnameCouch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35,187 | 1:10,301 | 1,249 |
| England | 2,576 | 1:21,630 | 3,034 |
| Australia | 1,455 | 1:18,554 | 2,585 |
| Canada | 1,029 | 1:35,807 | 4,569 |
| New Zealand | 350 | 1:12,938 | 2,254 |
| Wales | 283 | 1:10,935 | 1,219 |
| South Africa | 245 | 1:221,133 | 23,158 |
| Ireland | 75 | 1:62,786 | 4,144 |
| Scotland | 65 | 1:82,366 | 6,014 |
| Jamaica | 24 | 1:119,581 | 4,532 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:28,607 | 3,614 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 21 | 1:210,946 | 9,809 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,650 | 1:14,773 | 2,200 |
| Wales | 116 | 1:13,521 | 806 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Jersey | 6 | 1:8,647 | 1,503 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,784 | 1:10,497 | 1,373 |
Couch (64) may also be a first name.
Couch Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(A. - French - Latin) Upholsterer, Carpet - Maker [from Middle English couchent to set, arrange; Old French coucher, to place; Latin collocare] John le Cochere.—Hundred Rolls (Anglo-French-Hung.) Coachman [from French coche, Hung. koszi, a coach]
(Celtic) a Cornish form of Cooch [Welsh coch, red]
(English) One who couches and carpets, an upholsterer; one who had red hair.
Couch Demographics
Average Male Couch Height
176.67 cm
Average Female Couch Height
162.97 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Couch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Couch Come From? nationality or country of origin
Couch is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Couch.
How Common Is The Last Name Couch? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 13,455th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 175,561 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Couch reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Couch is also the 1,223,525th most frequently occurring given name globally. It is borne by 64 people.
Couch is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 35,187 people, or 1 in 10,301. In The United States Couch is most common in: Georgia, where 10 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and Kentucky, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 64 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.
Couch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Couch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Couch surname rose 736 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 244 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 357 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 722 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Couch Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Couch surname are 22.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.84% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Couch earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.02% more than the national average, earning R 323,232 per year; in United States they earn 5.29% less than the national average, earning $40,868 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.17% more than the national average, earning $52,750 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Couche | 91 | 624 | / |
| Chouch | 91 | 319 | / |
| Coutch | 91 | 162 | / |
| Couchh | 91 | 3 | / |
| Couchj | 91 | 2 | / |
| Tcouch | 91 | 1 | / |
| Cousch | 91 | 0 | / |
| Couchs | 91 | 0 | / |
| Csouch | 91 | 0 | / |
| Coch | 89 | 1,463 | / |
| Cuch | 89 | 1,103 | / |
| Couc | 89 | 8 | / |
| Couh | 89 | 7 | / |
| Chouche | 83 | 21 | / |
| Chouech | 83 | 2 | / |
| Coutche | 83 | 1 | / |
| Coche | 80 | 3,591 | / |
| Cioch | 80 | 2,243 | / |
| Kouch | 80 | 2,219 | / |
| Cuche | 80 | 1,698 | / |
| Couce | 80 | 1,222 | / |
| Czoch | 80 | 760 | / |
| Cooch | 80 | 621 | / |
| Cauch | 80 | 327 | / |
| Cusch | 80 | 186 | / |
| Ciuch | 80 | 148 | / |
| Chuch | 80 | 132 | / |
| Cotch | 80 | 91 | / |
| Cochs | 80 | 74 | / |
| Zouch | 80 | 72 | / |
| Couhe | 80 | 62 | / |
| Couci | 80 | 52 | / |
| Qouch | 80 | 51 | / |
| Czuch | 80 | 26 | / |
| Couec | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ceuch | 80 | 11 | / |
| Cosch | 80 | 4 | / |
| Couhé | 80 | 3 | / |
| Coich | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cutch | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cuech | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cucht | 80 | 2 | / |
| Coush | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cuchz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cocht | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cohch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Couph | 80 | 1 | / |
| Coech | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ckoch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Coudh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Couëc | 80 | 1 | / |
| Couïc | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cuych | 80 | 1 | / |
| Coueh | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cuich | 80 | 0 | / |
| Choueche | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tchouche | 77 | 1 | / |
| Coc | 75 | 92,696 | / |
| Cuc | 75 | 31,606 | / |
| Coh | 75 | 1,202 | / |
| Cou | 75 | 360 | / |
| Cuh | 75 | 102 | / |
| Kouche | 73 | 936 | / |
| Cuiche | 73 | 532 | / |
| Cauche | 73 | 377 | / |
| Khouch | 73 | 358 | / |
| Chuche | 73 | 230 | / |
| Ciuche | 73 | 223 | / |
| Cotche | 73 | 127 | / |
| Cooche | 73 | 83 | / |
| Koutch | 73 | 41 | / |
| Kousch | 73 | 28 | / |
| Cutche | 73 | 25 | / |
| Couhie | 73 | 11 | / |
| Chuchh | 73 | 7 | / |
| Causch | 73 | 4 | / |
| Cuyech | 73 | 4 | / |
| Choukh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Chauch | 73 | 4 | / |
| Costch | 73 | 3 | / |
| Coushs | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cotsch | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cutsch | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cautch | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ścioch | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cheuch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cosche | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cousci | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cuyach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Coyich | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cochse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cojich | 73 | 1 | / |
| Coushe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kàouch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tchuch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chouhj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cayuch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Coyech | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cusche | 73 | 1 | / |
| Couths | 73 | 0 | / |
| Coysch | 73 | 0 | / |
| Tchoutche | 71 | 25 | / |
| Tchoueche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koch | 67 | 457,037 | / |
| Kuch | 67 | 24,979 | / |
| Cach | 67 | 4,068 | / |
| Kouh | 67 | 3,981 | / |
| Zoch | 67 | 3,402 | / |
| Cush | 67 | 2,310 | / |
| Cuci | 67 | 1,956 | / |
| Cosh | 67 | 1,891 | / |
| Zuch | 67 | 1,407 | / |
| Cuce | 67 | 1,367 | / |
| Cuoc | 67 | 1,249 | / |
| Coup | 67 | 1,062 | / |
| Coic | 67 | 958 | / |
| Coue | 67 | 942 | / |
| Coci | 67 | 834 | / |
| Cohu | 67 | 725 | / |
| Koutche | 67 | 699 | / |
| Coux | 67 | 598 | / |
| Cout | 67 | 404 | / |
| Cauc | 67 | 376 | / |
| Chauche | 67 | 353 | / |
| Qoch | 67 | 343 | / |
| Couy | 67 | 297 | / |
| Cuha | 67 | 254 | / |
| Coce | 67 | 188 | / |
| Coughey | 67 | 173 | / |
| Cuhe | 67 | 170 | / |
| Cuic | 67 | 140 | / |
| Cooc | 67 | 123 | / |
| Coué | 67 | 99 | / |
| Choukhe | 67 | 83 | / |
| Couz | 67 | 74 | / |
| Cohs | 67 | 73 | / |
| D'Couth | 67 | 62 | / |
| Coïc | 67 | 59 | / |
| Kaouech | 67 | 42 | / |
| Cochová | 67 | 42 | / |
| Tschuch | 67 | 37 | / |
| Cohy | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ceuh | 67 | 24 | / |
| Koueche | 67 | 18 | / |
| Cous | 67 | 17 | / |
| Coud | 67 | 15 | / |
| Coyoche | 67 | 14 | / |
| Cuih | 67 | 13 | / |
| Cueh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Qouh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khouche | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cochova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zschuch | 67 | 6 | / |
| Szczoch | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cosc | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ckoh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cuht | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cauh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kcoh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cuoh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cheuche | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaiouch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cohc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cutc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cudh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ccoc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cuhs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cuhc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Couj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cuyc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cuzh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chouekh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hcou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cautchs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kcou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouyoch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Čuch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cahuech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cayuche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cauyach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coyache | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuxh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cojc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chheuch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ccou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koudche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kkouche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qcoc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qcou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ccuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ckuc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cojh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cohx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cusc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Costzch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuhd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cqoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gcoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gcou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gcuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hcuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kcuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuhy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cuph | 67 | 0 | / |
| Causche | 67 | 0 | / |
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