Cowel Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

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.

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Cowel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
India111:69,733,217610,955
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England61:9,286,343223,652
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England931:262,10118,696
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2211:227,23419,192

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.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cowell9121,370/
Chowel9111/
Coweil914/
Coweel911/
Coweal911/
Couwel911/
Cowele910/
Coweld910/
Cowl89538/
Coel89461/
Chowell83240/
Couwell8310/
Cohwell833/
Cowelle833/
Cowwell833/
Coowell831/
Cowelll831/
Coweill830/
Cuowell830/
Coywell830/
Coewell830/
Covel80996/
Chowl80954/
Cowle80775/
Cobel80428/
Kowel80355/
Choel80124/
Couel8044/
Coell8041/
Coyel8026/
Cawel8017/
Zowel8014/
Coelh8010/
Cowil802/
Cuwel801/
Coowl801/
Cowlt800/
Coiel800/
Tchouwel771/
Coyswell770/
Cochwell770/
Coweille770/
Covele735,676/
Covell735,659/
Coutel73825/
Cogiel73739/
Zoweil73495/
Cauwel73421/
Kowell73249/
Coisel73224/
Cowled73197/
Coubel73192/
Cobell73171/
Kowiel73164/
Couell7346/
Chovel7330/
Chowil7330/
Cawele7329/
Cawell7324/
Chobel7321/
Cousel7321/
Kouwel7318/
Coyell7316/
Chojel7315/
Chowle7313/
Coviel7312/
Czobel7312/
Coveal7311/
Kowael738/
Cowill737/
Choyel736/
Cowgil736/
Cawiel736/
Zouwel736/
Koweil735/
Chawel735/
Cobeil734/
Couvel734/
Chouel734/
Zowiel734/
Chowll733/
Coitel733/
Cobelh732/
Cawelt732/
Coeuil732/
Cgawel731/
Cuwell731/
Covelt731/
Coewll731/
Kowuel731/
Kowele731/
Cuiwel731/
Koewel731/
Caouel731/
Coucel731/
Coveld731/
Cowlet731/
Cohuel731/
Zoweal731/
Cowile730/
Koweld730/
Zowell730/
Cobeal730/
Cowilt730/
Coicel730/
Tchouwele711/
Coil672,905/
Koel672,369/
Cael672,347/
Cuel671,019/
Coul67920/
Cawl67278/
Chouvel67194/
Ceal67190/
Coyl6799/
Covelle6793/
Kowl6768/
Czogiel6761/
Cobl6746/
Couvell6743/
Couelle6725/
Ceil6724/
Couveld6722/
Chovele6721/
Chowile6713/
Cowhill6712/
Cowlett6712/
Coussel6712/
Cousell679/
Coewill678/
Cojl674/
Chhobel673/
Chauwel673/
Coutell672/
Tchobel672/
Choubel672/
Zhowell671/
Choibel671/
Cawelle671/
Ceul671/
Ceuwell671/
Chawele671/
Cotvell671/
Covetel671/
Tsowele671/
Chawell671/
Choobel671/
Chouele671/
Cuwl671/
Coggell670/
Covl670/
Caweell670/
Coevill670/
Cauwell670/
Coevell670/
Khowell670/
Coyelle670/

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