Covill Surname

262,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Covill 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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Covill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7161:506,22842,514
England5751:96,90110,286
Australia1061:254,67623,375
Canada721:511,74443,418
Wales121:257,87814,969
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2601:93,7519,645
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3731:134,63512,812

Covill 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

(French) for Colville, q.v. (English) Dweller at a Cove (or Cave) Slope or Corner [Old English cofa + h(e)alh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A corruption of Colville.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Covill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Covill is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Covill? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 262,280th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,874,613 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Covill reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 716 people, or 1 in 506,228. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 9 percent are found and Connecticut, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 38 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Covill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Covill has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 192 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 221 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Covill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Covill surname are 7.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.14% registered with the party.

The amount Covill earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.57% more than the national average, earning $45,982 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.29% less than the national average, earning $48,545 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coville922,013/
Scovill921,195/
Chovill922/
Coevill920/
Covil911,666/
Couville8611/
Coyville861/
Scouvill860/
Covell835,659/
Cavill832,875/
Scovil83885/
Chovil8395/
Covilh8338/
Covile8333/
Kovill8315/
Coviel8312/
Cosvil831/
Covilt831/
Sovill830/
Coovil830/
Chouville8086/
Coutville801/
Scovell771,502/
Caville77310/
Joville77120/
Covelle7793/
Caveill7747/
Couvell7743/
Caviell7728/
Cowhill7712/
Cavaill777/
Cauvill773/
Koville772/
Cotvell771/
Cobgill771/
Coweill770/
Scavill770/
Cobaill770/
Coevell770/
Caavill770/
Covel73996/
Cavil73514/
Kovil73139/
Sovil7390/
Jovil735/
Cavaille711,542/
Chaville71263/
Cauville71174/
Caveille714/
Chovelle714/
Cauvhill712/
Coyuille711/
Couvelle710/
Coweille710/
Cowhilld710/
Cowell6721,370/
Covele675,676/
Savill674,203/
Cavell671,840/
Scovel671,071/
Kevill67494/
Chavil67292/
Cavile67291/
Jovell67214/
Kovell67203/
Sovell67146/
Cobile67122/
Caviel6794/
Chovel6730/
Jovile6728/
Kovile6714/
Coveal6711/
Javill677/
Cowgil676/
Kovhil676/
Cauvil676/
Casvil675/
Cobeil674/
Coweil674/
Couvel674/
Cobitl673/
Scavil672/
Sovail672/
Koviol672/
Soviel672/
Kavill671/
Kovail671/
Chavaille671/
Covelt671/
Zovile671/
Joivil671/
Jovail671/
Joveil671/
Jovild671/
Soivil671/
Chóvil671/
Coveld671/
Qovile671/
Cavilh671/
Zovell670/
Koevil670/
Caveil670/
Cowile670/
Cavilt670/

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