Cowdery Surname

282,260th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Cowdery Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the hazel copse'; Ffrench, coudraie, a filbert orchard. There can be no doubt that in some particular instances some of the names set under Corderoy should be also set under Cowderoy, the surnames founded on the two having become inextricably united; v.

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Cowdery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7651:473,80340,248
England3461:161,03515,064
Australia1151:234,74522,001
Wales631:49,1204,600
Canada421:877,27667,671
France111:6,038,429280,838
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Jersey31:33,0674,675
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2631:92,6829,552
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2161:232,49419,571

Cowdery Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the hazel copse'; Ffrench, coudraie, a filbert orchard. There can be no doubt that in some particular instances some of the names set under Corderoy should be also set under Cowderoy, the surnames founded on the two having become inextricably united; v. Corderoy.

John de Coudray, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Coudraye, 1307. Writs of Parliament.

Peter de Coudray. Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1618. Buried — Francis, s. Andrewe Cowdrye: St. Thomas the Apostle.

1619. — Andrewe Cowdrie: ibid.

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

(French-Latin) Dweller at a Hazel- Grove [French coudraie, Latin corylet-um; Latin coryl-us, a hazel-tree] In Normandy there are a Coudrai in the Dept, of Seine-Inférieure and a Coudray in the Dept. of Eure. There is also a Coudroy in the Dept. of Loiret. Cp. Cawdery.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cowdery Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cowdery is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowdery? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 282,260th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,334,953 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Cowdery are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 765 people, or 1 in 473,803. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 14 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States Cowdery occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Cowdery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cowdery has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cowdery last name increased 354 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 132 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,260 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cowdery Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cowdery surname are 8.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.13% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cowdery earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.81% more than the national average, earning $43,932 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.85% more than the national average, earning $54,080 CAD per year.

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