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 is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,338,236th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Cowel are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 17 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 2,831,710. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Kansas, where 30 percent live, Illinois, where 13 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Cowel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cowel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 devotion of those bearing the Cowel last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cowel surname are 12.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.82% registered with the 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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