Couch Surname

13,455th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

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.

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Couch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States35,1871:10,3011,249
England2,5761:21,6303,034
Australia1,4551:18,5542,585
Canada1,0291:35,8074,569
New Zealand3501:12,9382,254
Wales2831:10,9351,219
South Africa2451:221,13323,158
Ireland751:62,7864,144
Scotland651:82,3666,014
Jamaica241:119,5814,532
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Guam121:13,3432,098
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
China71:195,331,65210,124
Panama61:652,04310,051
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France41:16,605,680368,153
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Isle of Man31:28,6073,614
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Belize11:355,4743,977
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6501:14,7732,200
Wales1161:13,521806
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Jersey61:8,6471,503
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7841:10,4971,373

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Celtic) a Cornish form of Cooch [Welsh coch, red]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who couches and carpets, an upholsterer; one who had red hair.

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Couche91624/
Chouch91319/
Coutch91162/
Couchh913/
Couchj912/
Tcouch911/
Cousch910/
Couchs910/
Csouch910/
Coch891,463/
Cuch891,103/
Couc898/
Couh897/
Chouche8321/
Chouech832/
Coutche831/
Coche803,591/
Cioch802,243/
Kouch802,219/
Cuche801,698/
Couce801,222/
Czoch80760/
Cooch80621/
Cauch80327/
Cusch80186/
Ciuch80148/
Chuch80132/
Cotch8091/
Cochs8074/
Zouch8072/
Couhe8062/
Couci8052/
Qouch8051/
Czuch8026/
Couec8013/
Ceuch8011/
Cosch804/
Couhé803/
Coich802/
Cutch802/
Cuech802/
Cucht802/
Coush801/
Cuchz801/
Cocht801/
Cohch801/
Couph801/
Coech801/
Ckoch801/
Coudh801/
Couëc801/
Couïc801/
Cuych801/
Coueh800/
Cuich800/
Choueche772/
Tchouche771/
Coc7592,696/
Cuc7531,606/
Coh751,202/
Cou75360/
Cuh75102/
Kouche73936/
Cuiche73532/
Cauche73377/
Khouch73358/
Chuche73230/
Ciuche73223/
Cotche73127/
Cooche7383/
Koutch7341/
Kousch7328/
Cutche7325/
Couhie7311/
Chuchh737/
Causch734/
Cuyech734/
Choukh734/
Chauch734/
Costch733/
Coushs732/
Cotsch732/
Cutsch732/
Cautch732/
Ścioch732/
Cheuch731/
Cosche731/
Cousci731/
Cuyach731/
Coyich731/
Cochse731/
Cojich731/
Coushe731/
Kàouch731/
Tchuch731/
Chouhj731/
Cayuch731/
Coyech731/
Cusche731/
Couths730/
Coysch730/
Tchoutche7125/
Tchoueche711/
Koch67457,037/
Kuch6724,979/
Cach674,068/
Kouh673,981/
Zoch673,402/
Cush672,310/
Cuci671,956/
Cosh671,891/
Zuch671,407/
Cuce671,367/
Cuoc671,249/
Coup671,062/
Coic67958/
Coue67942/
Coci67834/
Cohu67725/
Koutche67699/
Coux67598/
Cout67404/
Cauc67376/
Chauche67353/
Qoch67343/
Couy67297/
Cuha67254/
Coce67188/
Coughey67173/
Cuhe67170/
Cuic67140/
Cooc67123/
Coué6799/
Choukhe6783/
Couz6774/
Cohs6773/
D'Couth6762/
Coïc6759/
Kaouech6742/
Cochová6742/
Tschuch6737/
Cohy6734/
Ceuh6724/
Koueche6718/
Cous6717/
Coud6715/
Coyoche6714/
Cuih6713/
Cueh6712/
Qouh678/
Khouche677/
Cochova677/
Zschuch676/
Szczoch676/
Cosc674/
Ckoh674/
Cuht674/
Cauh674/
Kcoh673/
Cuoh673/
Cheuche673/
Kaiouch672/
Cohc672/
Cutc672/
Cudh672/
Ccoc672/
Cuhs672/
Cuhc672/
Couj672/
Cuyc672/
Cuzh672/
Chouekh671/
Hcou671/
Coyh671/
Coph671/
Kouc671/
Cautchs671/
Kcou671/
Kouyoch671/
Čuch671/
Cahuech671/
Cayuche671/
Cauyach671/
Coyache671/
Cuxh671/
Cojc671/
Chheuch671/
Ccou671/
Koudche671/
Kkouche671/
Qcoc671/
Qcou671/
Ccuh671/
Ckuc671/
Cojh671/
Cohx671/
Cusc671/
Costzch671/
Cuhd671/
Cqoh671/
Gcoh671/
Gcou671/
Gcuh671/
Hcuh671/
Kcuh671/
Cuhy670/
Cuph670/
Causche670/

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Footnotes

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  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Couch
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