Cowell Surname
Approximately 21,370 people bear this surname
Cowell Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Nicholas,' from nick. Cole, provincially Coul (v. Coulson and Coulling). Cole and Coles (which see) are the general forms, (a) Local, 'of Couhill' or 'Cowhill,' some small spot in or near Blackburn, Lancashire.
Read More About This SurnameCowell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,664 | 1:41,835 | 5,138 |
| England | 7,646 | 1:7,287 | 1,064 |
| Australia | 2,156 | 1:12,521 | 1,826 |
| Canada | 1,123 | 1:32,810 | 4,250 |
| Jamaica | 339 | 1:8,466 | 965 |
| Wales | 251 | 1:12,329 | 1,368 |
| New Zealand | 239 | 1:18,947 | 3,331 |
| South Africa | 230 | 1:235,555 | 24,262 |
| Isle of Man | 158 | 1:543 | 57 |
| Scotland | 140 | 1:38,242 | 3,652 |
| Thailand | 58 | 1:1,217,902 | 177,118 |
| France | 36 | 1:1,845,076 | 161,051 |
| Northern Ireland | 36 | 1:51,251 | 4,273 |
| Chile | 28 | 1:629,160 | 15,000 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Ireland | 20 | 1:235,447 | 9,345 |
| Ecuador | 17 | 1:935,638 | 14,108 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Panama | 9 | 1:434,695 | 8,518 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 76 | 1:58,288 | 4,634 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,939 | 1:6,188 | 952 |
| Isle of Man | 312 | 1:174 | 38 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:120,749 | 5,564 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:87,134 | 3,963 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,567 | 1:32,048 | 3,854 |
Cowell (109) may also be a first name.
Cowell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Nicholas,' from nick. Cole, provincially Coul (v. Coulson and Coulling). Cole and Coles (which see) are the general forms, (a) Local, 'of Couhill' or 'Cowhill,' some small spot in or near Blackburn, Lancashire.
John de Couhill, of Rishton, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).
John de Coule, of Blackburn, Lancashire, 1332: ibid.
1582. Married — Thomas Woodcrafte and Margaret Cowell: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1636. Benjamin Brighouse and Anne Cowles, widow of Richard Cole (sic): Marriage Lic. (London).
1809. Married —Joseph Coules and Lucy Bedford: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) Dweller at the Cow-Hill [Old English cú + hyll] or the Cow-Slope or Corner [Old English cú + heal(h] (Celtic) abbrev. of MacCathmhaoil, Son of Cathmaol = Battle-Slave [Irish cath, a battle + maol, a slave]
Possibly from Cowal, a considerable district of Argyleshire.
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.
From the Irish Mac Cathmhoil; a personal name.
The Cowells of Lancashire probably take their name from Cowhill, a district and seat in Lancashire.
Cowell Demographics
Cowell Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Cowell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cowell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cowell occurs most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Cowell click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cowell? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 25,246th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 341,018 people. Cowell occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Cowell are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 900,062nd most widespread forename world-wide It is held by 109 people.
The surname Cowell is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 8,664 people, or 1 in 41,835. In The United States Cowell is most prevalent in: California, where 12 percent live, Ohio, where 6 percent live and Missouri, where 5 percent live. Besides The United States Cowell exists in 72 countries. It is also found in England, where 36 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.
Cowell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Cowell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cowell last name grew 553 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,394 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 452 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 74 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Cowell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (77%) in Ireland.
In The United States Cowell are 8.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.7% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Cowell earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 46.71% less than the national average, earning 184,438 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 63.29% more than the national average, earning R 388,044 per year; in United States they earn 0.71% less than the national average, earning $42,843 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.7% more than the national average, earning $50,033 CAD per year.
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