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 surname Couille occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Couille? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Couille reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Couille is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held given name globally, borne by 12 people.
The last name is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 33,211,361. In France Couille is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 50 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 50 percent are found. Apart from France it exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 33 percent are found.
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