Couille Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Couille Surname Definition:
(Coinel, according to Leland) I find a “Willielmo de Covele” in the chartulary of Bicester Priory, Oxfordshire (Mon. Angl.). “De Coville” is among the names added by M. de Magny to the Dives Roll.—Nobiliaire de Normandie. According to Lysons, “the manor of Cowley Hall, in Middlesex, held under Colham, is called in old records Couele Hall, or Coveleshall.
Read More About This SurnameCouille Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Couille (12) may also be a first name.
Couille Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Coinel, according to Leland) I find a “Willielmo de Covele” in the chartulary of Bicester Priory, Oxfordshire (Mon. Angl.). “De Coville” is among the names added by M. de Magny to the Dives Roll.—Nobiliaire de Normandie. According to Lysons, “the manor of Cowley Hall, in Middlesex, held under Colham, is called in old records Couele Hall, or Coveleshall.” Philip de Couel is mentioned in the county in 1200.—Rotuli Curiæ Regis. At the same date, William de Couele and his sister Alicia occur in Oxfordshire.— Ibid. This is probably the same William that witnesses one of the charters of Bicester, and appears in another part of the same register as William de Kouele. Philip de Couele, in Buckinghamshire, 1197, and Roger de Covele, with Margaret his wife, in Berkshire, 1202, are mentioned in the list of Hunter’s “Fines.” Reginald Couvil de Staxton and his wife Eve, occur in the chartulary of Fountains Abbey.—Burton's Mon. Ebor. Hoies de Covele, in Berkshire, and Mauger and Bartholomew de Covele in Buckinghamshire, William de Covele in Wiltshire, and Roger de Covele in Oxfordshire, occur in the Rotuli Hundredorum of Edward I. William Coveil of Aynderby-in-the-Myer, who died 27 Hen. VIII., and three generations of his descendants, are entered in Harrison's Yorkshire. “Philip de Covele, as appears by inquisition taken in the reign of Henry III., held one knight’s fee in Holdenby and Ravensthorp of the Honour of Leicester.” —Bridge's Northamptonshire.
Couille Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Couille Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Couille is found most frequently in France. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Couille.
How Common Is The Last Name Couille? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Couille live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Couille is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 12 people.
The last name is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 33,211,361. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 50 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account France Couille is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 33 percent reside.
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