Covel Surname

362,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 996 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Covel Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Colville,' which see, a corruption.

'John Covel, Covell, or Colvill (16381722), Master of Christ's College, Cambridge, was born at Horningsheath, Suffolk,' &c.: Dictionary of National Biography.

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Covel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8861:409,09635,632
England441:1,266,32057,817
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:243,75417,902
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2461:204,14117,685

Covel (45) may also be a first name.

Covel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Colville,' which see, a corruption.

'John Covel, Covell, or Colvill (16381722), Master of Christ's College, Cambridge, was born at Horningsheath, Suffolk,' &c.: Dictionary of National Biography.

1610. Thomas Covell and Martha Pecocke: Marriage Lic. (London).

1664. Thomas Covell and Judith Blagge: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

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

(English) Dweller in a small chamber or cave; one who came from Colville (Col’s farm), in Normandy.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A corruption of Colville.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Covel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Covel is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Covel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Covel is the 362,813th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 7,316,813 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Covel live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. Covel is also the 1,504,468th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 45 people.

Covel is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 886 people, or 1 in 409,096. In The United States Covel is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 12 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Covel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Covel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Covel surname rose 360 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Covel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Covel last name are 4.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.85% being registered with the political party.

Covel earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.66% more than the national average, earning $45,158 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Covele915,676/
Covell915,659/
Scovel911,071/
Chovel9130/
Coviel9112/
Coveal9111/
Couvel914/
Covelt911/
Coveld911/
Scovell831,502/
Chouvel83194/
Covelle8393/
Couvell8343/
Couveld8322/
Chovele8321/
Cotvell831/
Covetel831/
Coevell830/
Jovel8012,155/
Kovel801,912/
Covil801,666/
Cavel80745/
Sovel80178/
Cowel80167/
Zovel801/
Chovelle774/
Couvelle770/
Cowell7321,370/
Cavele7319,860/
Cavell731,840/
Covill731,495/
Scovil73885/
Chavel73442/
Cauvel73389/
Jovell73214/
Kovell73203/
Sovell73146/
Jouvel73128/
Jhovel73111/
Chovil7395/
Caviel7394/
Kouvel7341/
Covilh7338/
Covile7333/
Koveal7325/
Zouvel7316/
Kovele7314/
Chowel7311/
Cobele734/
Cobeil734/
Coweil734/
Koevel733/
Cobelh732/
Khovel732/
Jovele732/
Soviel732/
Giovel732/
Cosvil731/
Coweel731/
Cavelt731/
Caveel731/
Coweal731/
Soveel731/
Josvel731/
Joveil731/
Sojvel731/
Caevel731/
Caouel731/
Ciavel731/
Covilt731/
Cohuel731/
Zovell730/
Caveil730/
Coovil730/
Cobeal730/
Cowele730/
Coweld730/
Coville672,013/
Scovill671,195/
Chowell67240/
Kouveld67128/
Cavelle67103/
Chavele6773/
Caveill6747/
Tsovele6747/
Kouvelt6746/
Comphel6736/
Caviell6728/
Kovelle6711/
Jovelle6711/
Joivell679/
Casvell674/
Cohwell673/
Cowelle673/
Chovill672/
Chavell672/
Chaveil672/
Cavealt671/
Chavhel671/
Coowell671/
Cobettl671/
Cowelll671/
Compeal671/
Coweill670/
Souvell670/
Cuowell670/
Soveall670/
Cassvel670/
Coevill670/
Scavell670/

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