Cougill Surname

674,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Cougill Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cowgill,' a hamlet in the parish of Sedbergh, West Riding of Yorkshire Probably Colgill is the original form. The instances below are found in the neighbourhood of Settle.

Johannes de Colgyll, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Cougill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3671:987,62773,174
England761:733,13240,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Cougill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cowgill,' a hamlet in the parish of Sedbergh, West Riding of Yorkshire Probably Colgill is the original form. The instances below are found in the neighbourhood of Settle.

Johannes de Colgyll, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Alicia de Colgyll, 1379: ibid.

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

COWGIL: Perhaps from Cowgill, a hamlet in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Andrew Cowgil in Tron parish signed the Test in 1685 (RPC., 3. ser. X, p. 456).

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

Cougill Last Name Facts

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

Cougill is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cougill? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 674,066th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 16,450,442 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Cougill are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 367 people, or 1 in 987,627. In The United States Cougill is most common in: Indiana, where 29 percent live, Illinois, where 17 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Cougill is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 17 percent live.

Cougill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cougill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cougill surname rose 720 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 271 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cougill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cougill surname are 6.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.23% being registered with the political party.

Cougill earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.81% more than the national average, earning $45,225 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Coughill9325/
Coungill931/
Cogill921,020/
Cougil92217/
Cugill920/
Coghill864,510/
Coggill8674/
Coguill8615/
Couguil8615/
Codgill8611/
Chougil865/
Caugill863/
Cousill862/
Congill862/
Chogill862/
Coygill860/
Coungil860/
Cougell860/
Cogil83992/
Caughill80274/
Cauguill801/
Coughell801/
Cogghill801/
Cogguill801/
Cowegill800/
Cochgill800/
Cogiel77739/
Congil77102/
Cogell7756/
Cugell7725/
Coujil7715/
Cousil777/
Cagill772/
Coghil772/
Kogill772/
Kougil771/
Kougll771/
Cosill771/
Cougel771/
Cugiel771/
Coggil770/
Cogl735/
Caygill711,084/
Czogiel7161/
Cochill7132/
Choigil7126/
Cousell719/
Kukgill716/
Codgell715/
Caghill714/
Cauzill713/
Cudgell712/
Casgill712/
Coscill711/
Kaugill711/
Cahgill711/
Caugell711/
Cuchill711/
Congell711/
Congiel711/
Coudjil711/
Couchil711/
Caguill711/
Cauguil711/
Conghil711/
Chuglll711/
Caigill710/
Coggell710/
Cosgell710/
Cowegil710/
Cangill710/
Caughell67623/
Kougl67259/
Kogil67184/
Cosil67151/
Cusil6773/
Cagil6763/
Couchell6757/
Cuijl6750/
Cogel6723/
Cungl6721/
Sczogiel6715/
Khoujill6713/
Cucil6713/
Kouguell6712/
Ciongiel6711/
Cujil6710/
Cugel679/
Caugl676/
Kugil675/
Coogl672/
Chogl672/
Kuhngill671/
Csugl671/
Cuzil671/
Cocil671/
Cogld671/
Zugil671/
Tchoggil671/
Chugl671/
Coghl671/
Cookhill670/
Cuthhill670/
Caighill670/

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