Coules Surname

616,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Coules Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Nicholas,' from nick. Cole, provincially Coul (v. Coulson and Coulling). Cole and Coles (which see) are the general forms, (a) Local, 'of Couhill' or 'Cowhill,' some small spot in or near Blackburn, Lancashire.

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Coules Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1701:327,75324,219
United States1601:2,265,368141,469
Canada1241:297,14227,584
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1371:177,92214,779
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Coules Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Nicholas,' from nick. Cole, provincially Coul (v. Coulson and Coulling). Cole and Coles (which see) are the general forms, (a) Local, 'of Couhill' or 'Cowhill,' some small spot in or near Blackburn, Lancashire.

John de Couhill, of Rishton, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

John de Coule, of Blackburn, Lancashire, 1332: ibid.

1582. Married — Thomas Woodcrafte and Margaret Cowell: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1636. Benjamin Brighouse and Anne Cowles, widow of Richard Cole (sic): Marriage Lic. (London).

1809. Married —Joseph Coules and Lucy Bedford: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

A Galwegian surname. One of the many forms assumed by the name Macdowall, which see. (2) English Coles is the patronymic form of Cole, diminutive of Nic(h)olas.

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

For Coles, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A genitive form of Cole.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Possibly from Cowal, a considerable district of Argyleshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Cowells of Lancashire probably take their name from Cowhill, a district and seat in Lancashire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Coules Last Name Facts

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

The last name Coules is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coules? popularity and diffusion

The surname Coules is the 616,129th most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 14,575,092 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Coules reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 327,753. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 33 percent live, Oxfordshire, where 12 percent live and Essex, where 10 percent live. Outside of England it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent live and Canada, where 25 percent live.

Coules Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Coules has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Coules last name rose 124 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 390 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 580 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Coules Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Coules surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Coules last name are 0.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.78% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Coules earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 38.42% more than the national average, earning $59,729 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.7% more than the national average, earning $55,994 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Choules92954/
Couleas9220/
Coulles9211/
Coles9155,193/
Coule91159/
Couls9190/
Cules9112/
Coulet832,436/
Choles831,470/
Colles83638/
Coyles83564/
Coulis83513/
Caules83388/
Couley83184/
Coulls83179/
Chules83122/
Coulie83107/
Coulle8398/
Koules8394/
Coulee8392/
Coulée8378/
Cooles8359/
Chouls8353/
Coless8330/
Coulez8328/
Coiles8326/
Cuiles8326/
Cutles8324/
Coleas8314/
Colesh8312/
Culles8311/
Coleus8311/
Couler838/
Cotles836/
Cohles834/
Coeles834/
Coutle833/
Colese833/
Colesr832/
Colest832/
Colies831/
Colets831/
Qcoles831/
Culeas831/
Couels831/
Cuoles831/
Coleis831/
Coleys831/
Cioles831/
Colhes831/
Culezs831/
Cousle831/
Cuyles830/
Culies830/
Cosles830/
Ceules830/
Colees830/
Cole80449,543/
Cule801,362/
Cols801,254/
Coucelles802/
Coulais77996/
Coullet77860/
Colless77846/
Cajoles77638/
Choulis77444/
Cousley77402/
Coutlee77314/
Cottles77176/
Collies7799/
Cousler7799/
Coutley7775/
Colesse7763/
Cuelhes7756/
Coutler7755/
Coelles7750/
Cuelles7749/
Coullie7747/
Chulles7737/
Koutles7730/
Coutlis7726/
Couelle7725/
Couliez7722/
Collese7719/
Tsoules7717/
Kouleas7710/
Cholesh777/
Chuleas775/
Couller775/
Colease775/
Couëlle774/
Coletts773/
Couleer772/
Coweles772/
Chaules772/
Collest772/
Cojales772/
Coutlée772/
Coyoles772/
Cajules772/
Cioleis772/
Cuttles771/
Colleys771/
Coulley771/
Cooleys771/
Couyler771/
Coylest771/
Colesch771/
Collesh771/
Collets771/
Cholles771/
Koulles771/
Gkoules771/
Coullee771/
Coullez771/
Coulois771/
Coolees771/
Colleus771/
Khoules771/
Cooless770/
Coulett770/
Colleis770/
Coeless770/
Coilles770/
Coullis770/
Caulles770/
Coutlet770/
Chuyles770/
Cutless770/
Qucoles770/
Ceaules770/
Couglis770/
Coliess770/
Couliss770/
Cotlets770/
Coulice770/
Coyle7350,167/
Coley7329,603/
Cools7311,611/
Colle7310,210/
Colis735,606/
Cales733,650/
Colet733,339/
Culea733,025/
Coler732,646/
Colls731,835/
Coole731,565/
Koule731,319/
Coile731,142/
Couly73916/
Caule73859/
Colee73815/
Culis73802/
Colea73663/
Koles73641/
Zules73608/
Colex73488/
Colie73415/
Culej73401/
Culey73295/
Kules73291/
Gcule73259/
Culie73249/
Coels73248/
Cuyle73233/
Coils73179/
Cuile73103/
Culet7398/
Ceule7380/
Culle7375/
Colez7373/
Coleş7372/
Coula7370/
Colse7366/
Coleu7362/
Coleș7352/
Culer7340/
Colje7336/
Coele7334/
Couli7333/
Culhe7332/
Colsh7331/
Cohls7325/
Cuels7324/
Cuhls7320/
Cohle7318/
Ceuls7318/
Chols7316/
Zoles7313/
Cauls7312/
Cuele7310/
Colei738/
Colce738/
Colys738/
Colhe736/
Colhs736/
Colge735/
Colec735/
Coled734/
Colej734/
Cotle733/
Chuls733/
Cutle732/
Kcole732/
Culei732/
Cosle732/
Colep732/
Culee731/
Coleh731/
Colst731/
Colss731/
Culce731/
Culeu731/
Culez731/
Culıs731/
Coleć731/
Culls730/
Ccole730/
Coyls730/
Culse730/
Culys730/
Culeh730/
Cojle730/
Cusle730/
Coutelle711,135/
Choullis7165/
Tsouleas7155/
Coulleit7150/
Cajoleas7141/
Coulisse7139/
Colletts7118/
Coujolle7115/
Culesova7112/
Koujales7111/
Tsoulies715/
Choulios715/
Colesova713/
Koueleis713/
Coutlish712/
Couselle712/
Cutilles712/
Chooleas712/
Coullais711/
Coutliss711/
Chaulles711/
Culleŕes711/
Coullett711/
Coucelle711/
Couellec711/
Cocilles711/
Culletts710/
Cholleys710/
Cooley6749,562/
Colley6745,318/
Collet6738,809/
Cutler6736,928/
Calles6724,496/
Collis6714,871/
Cholis6712,441/
Cottle6711,315/
Collie679,691/
Culley679,114/
Kulesh677,863/
Cauley676,900/
Khoule675,760/
Culler674,639/
Coller673,346/
Cuyler672,250/
Chales672,112/
Cullis672,023/
Colleu671,283/
Kohles671,157/
Koulis671,122/
Cooler671,049/
Coslet67995/
Caulet67876/
Kulesz67869/
Kuhles67805/
Cotler67600/
Cuttle67590/
Culeac67554/
Collee67497/
Cailes67424/
Cullet67411/
Cosley67390/
Cholez67388/
Cosler67370/
Kolles67352/
Coiley67350/
Koulei67342/
Kouele67307/
Caulea67280/
Caulle67250/
Colsch67246/
Zoulis67239/
Cuylle67238/
Cotlet67228/
Cuilhe67215/
Couteller67203/
Coille67203/
Zolles67203/
Colett67189/
Kolese67189/
Koulle67169/
Collea67148/
Cowels67145/
Colțea67141/
Colish67139/
Cauler67134/
Cotellese67134/
Cauule67132/
Quales67128/
Collec67125/
Cuelle67109/
Koleas67106/
Cullie67100/
Cuille6799/
Chulis6792/
Collée6791/
Caulee6788/
Coelle6785/
Coolie6783/
Kouley6780/
Cuslea6772/
Coyole6770/
Caless6767/
Colais6764/
Ciulis6762/
Coulay6761/
Colher6759/
Cutley6757/
Culiez6757/
Colche6757/
Coyler6756/
Colios6753/
Cotils6751/
Colice6747/
Collez6744/
Kholes6744/
Ciales6742/
Zohles6741/
Coulic6738/
Koulie6736/
Coulch6735/
Cușlea6733/
Calies6732/
Kuless6732/
Couttelle6731/
Chulze6730/
Kolesh6730/
Koyles6730/
Cotleţ6730/
Coelis6729/
Koiles6727/
Collys6725/
Cohlst6724/
Calhes6724/
Kaules6724/
Cautle6723/
Chulse6722/
Coyley6721/
Coolee6720/
Kuiles6720/
Coolis6719/
Coiler6719/
Cousli6719/
Kouleh6719/
Kulles6718/
Cayole6716/
Collès6716/
Cuelez6714/
Collex6714/
Gkoles6714/
Koulea6714/
Couchells6713/
Collep6713/
Kooles6712/
Koulge6712/
Caulis6712/
Cuelhe6712/
Cotley6711/
Cutlet6711/
Chauls6710/
Coulliais6710/
Kolesr679/
Ckolis679/
Kuleas679/
Culice679/
Cusley678/
Kulets678/
Cuilis678/
Calese678/
Cholsh677/
Hcolle677/
Colise676/
Cusler676/
Koleis676/
Zulles676/
Culise676/
Chulez676/
Koless675/
Catles675/
Kulies675/
Coylie675/
Cuglis675/
Cuelis675/
Casles674/
Kusles674/
Cholse674/
Coeley674/
Collge674/
Culett674/
Caleis674/
Kolies674/
Culeid674/
Caulie674/
Coolle674/
Caales674/
Cutellese674/
Cotleț674/
Cuilie674/
Cholys674/
Chulys674/
Cohley673/
Koleus673/
Cuiale673/
Culish673/
Cayles673/
Ciolex673/
Cuilei673/
Coells673/
Collle673/
Culais673/
Coulai673/
Coulia673/
Caeles673/
Csolis673/
Cotlez673/
Culead673/
Calesd673/
Coleac672/
Culihe672/
Coolet672/
Cootle672/
Cheule672/
Coulla672/
Kolhes672/
Qouley672/
Colijs672/
Coilie672/
Coulit672/
Caiole672/
D'Cole672/
Colece672/
Coolex672/
Colisd672/
Ceales671/
Coleey671/
Khules671/
Koeles671/
Qaules671/
Quoles671/
Kolges671/
Kouleisse671/
Caleas671/
Calees671/
Cholls671/
Chools671/
Cueley671/
Cuiels671/
Culeasova671/
Culleh671/
Coslep671/
Couceller671/
Coulgi671/
Couseller671/
Cuutle671/
Cuylet671/
Cuyley671/
Coylec671/
Coehle671/
Cohleh671/
Cojtle671/
Coliea671/
Colihe671/
Collst671/
Coluis671/
Tsoles671/
Cuslis671/
Coulio671/
Zuleus671/
Kulese671/
Cosleh671/
Coelhe671/
Colled671/
Coliez671/
Coueli671/
Koulez671/
Kouyle671/
Koutle671/
Kulesj671/
Tzoles671/
Czulis671/
Cajole671/
Choulz671/
Chàles671/
Ciolis671/
Ceyles671/
Ccolje671/
Caulhe671/
Ceulei671/
Cuehle671/
Culech671/
Cotleå671/
Coutiller671/
Coutillet671/
Coulix671/
Couliz671/
Coully671/
Coșleț671/
Coscilles671/
Coolez671/
Colåea671/
Coletz671/
Coleåž671/
Colije671/
Koulee671/
Calesh671/
Cuells671/
Cajule671/
Ciyole671/
Culher671/
Kouleï671/
Kousle671/
Khouls671/
Causle670/
Couloy670/
Cutlee670/
Coylis670/
Coleph670/
Cullee670/
Cuiley670/
Culeer670/
Cullep670/
Cotlle670/
Coylee670/
Tcales670/
Cosels670/
Cuiler670/
Colepp670/
Cooyle670/
Cowele670/
Coleer670/
Kuyles670/
Coolys670/
Colgey670/
Kolees670/
Caulls670/
Cholce670/
Coylet670/
Choels670/
Coyale670/
Colist670/

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