Cowel Surname
Approximately 167 people bear this surname
Cowel Surname Definition:
Contracted from Mac Cathmaoil (corrupted into Mac Cawell) ‘Cathmaol's Son.'' The personal name Cathmaol has been explained as meaning 'Battle- heap.' On a cross at Kirk Bride the name Kaþmaoil is given to a woman, which is very unusual.
'CIONAIDH UA CaTHMHAOIL', A.
Read More About This SurnameCowel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 128 | 1:2,831,710 | 167,846 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 93 | 1:262,101 | 18,696 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 221 | 1:227,234 | 19,192 |
Cowel (17) may also be a first name.
Cowel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Contracted from Mac Cathmaoil (corrupted into Mac Cawell) ‘Cathmaol's Son.'' The personal name Cathmaol has been explained as meaning 'Battle- heap.' On a cross at Kirk Bride the name Kaþmaoil is given to a woman, which is very unusual.
'CIONAIDH UA CaTHMHAOIL', A.D, 967.
'Conor Mac Cawell, chief of Kinel Ferady', A.D. 1252.
Cowell and Cowle are purely Manx names.
##### , contracted from Mac Cumhail, 'Cumhall's Son' (comhal, 'courageous'). Finn Mac Cumhail, or Finn Mac Coole, the Fingal of Ossian, is the hero of many beautiful legends.
Cowel Demographics
Cowel Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Cowel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cowel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cowel occurs most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cowel? popularity and diffusion
Cowel is the 1,338,236th most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Cowel reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Cowel is also the 2,694,839th most frequent forename in the world It is held by 17 people.
The last name Cowel is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 2,831,710. In The United States it is most frequent in: Kansas, where 30 percent are found, Illinois, where 13 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.
Cowel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Cowel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cowel last name declined 42 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cowel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Cowel surname are 12.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.82% being registered with the political party.
Cowel earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $43,312 USD per year.
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