Coull Surname
Approximately 4,526 people bear this surname
Coull 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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1,813 | 1:2,953 | 535 |
| England | 878 | 1:63,460 | 7,438 |
| Canada | 562 | 1:65,562 | 7,602 |
| United States | 559 | 1:648,406 | 52,026 |
| Australia | 319 | 1:84,626 | 9,797 |
| South Africa | 126 | 1:429,982 | 36,940 |
| New Zealand | 122 | 1:37,117 | 6,329 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:119,020 | 9,008 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 981 | 1:3,816 | 619 |
| England | 56 | 1:435,274 | 25,262 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
Coull 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.
From Coull in Aberdeenshire. William de Cull was one of the witnesses to a charter by John, earl of Huntington to Norman filius Malcolm of the lands of Lesslyn etc., between 1219—37 (CAB., p. 548). John Cowl possessed a tenement in Glasgow in 1458 (REG., 369), and Sir John Cowill, a cleric, was witness in Aberdeen, 1567 (Aboyne, p. 107). Patrick Coule at Newburgh is mentioned in the Lindores Chartulary in 1479 (LAC., 153). David Cowle, a native of Scotland, had letters of naturalization in England in 1481 (Bain, IV, 1468), and in the same year Alexander Coule was admitted burgess of Aberdeen (NSCM., I, p. 29). The Coulls were formerly a numerous race in Cullen, and among them, John was the most common Christian name:
"There's Hooker Jock and Souter Jock,
And cripple Jock the tailyer,
Jock-o-boy, the Din-o'-Guil,
And Lang Jock the Jailer."
Cramond, Church and churchyard of Cullen, p. 119.
Possibly from Cowal, a considerable district of Argyleshire.
The Cowells of Lancashire probably take their name from Cowhill, a district and seat in Lancashire.
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Coull Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Coull Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Coull occurs most in Scotland. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Coull? popularity and diffusion
Coull is the 103,803rd most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,610,152 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Coull reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in British Isles.
The last name is most commonly held in Scotland, where it is borne by 1,813 people, or 1 in 2,953. In Scotland it is mostly found in: Moray, where 18 percent reside, Aberdeenshire, where 13 percent reside and Angus, where 13 percent reside. Barring Scotland this surname exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.
Coull Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Coull has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Coull last name rose 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 1,568 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 2,236 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 700 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Coull Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Coull last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Coull surname are 0.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.44% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Coull earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 122.48% more than the national average, earning 769,963 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1.91% more than the national average, earning R 242,172 per year; in United States they earn 16.87% more than the national average, earning $50,430 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.71% more than the national average, earning $50,534 CAD per year.
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