Cowburn Surname

206,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,010 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Cowburn Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Cow- Burn (i.e., a brook frequented by kine) [Old English cú + burne]

Cowburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2961:42,9925,473
United States2531:1,432,64498,450
Australia2171:124,40413,629
Canada901:409,39536,056
Wales481:64,4695,713
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Norway81:642,78647,258
Scotland81:669,22723,443
France51:13,284,544357,392
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0811:22,5493,159
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Cowburn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Cow- Burn (i.e., a brook frequented by kine) [Old English cú + burne]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cowburn Last Name Facts

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

Cowburn is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Cowburn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowburn? popularity and diffusion

Cowburn is the 206,229th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,625,645 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Cowburn reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in British Isles.

Cowburn is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 1,296 people, or 1 in 42,992. In England Cowburn is mostly found in: Lancashire, where 24 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 21 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside. Beside England this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Cowburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cowburn has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Cowburn last name grew 120 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 6,325 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cowburn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cowburn surname are 21.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.52% registered with the political party.

The amount Cowburn earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning 286,726 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 427.39% more than the national average, earning R 1,253,270 per year; in United States they earn 9.72% less than the national average, earning $38,955 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.43% more than the national average, earning $51,388 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cowbourn930/
Cowburne930/
Cowbourne8813/
Cobburn8612/
Cowborn861/
Cobvurn861/
Cawburn860/
Coubbourn750/
Cabburn7112/
Chabburn674/

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