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Cowgile Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cowgill,' a hamlet in the parish of Sedbergh, West Riding of Yorkshire Probably Colgill is the original form. The instances below are found in the neighbourhood of Settle.
Johannes de Colgyll, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameCowgile Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Cowgile Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cowgill,' a hamlet in the parish of Sedbergh, West Riding of Yorkshire Probably Colgill is the original form. The instances below are found in the neighbourhood of Settle.
Johannes de Colgyll, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Alicia de Colgyll, 1379: ibid.
COWGIL: Perhaps from Cowgill, a hamlet in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Andrew Cowgil in Tron parish signed the Test in 1685 (RPC., 3. ser. X, p. 456).
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowgille | 93 | 5 | / |
| Cowgle | 92 | 0 | / |
| Cowile | 92 | 0 | / |
| Cowcile | 86 | 0 | / |
| Couwiler | 80 | 1 | / |
| Coweille | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cawile | 77 | 433 | / |
| Cobile | 77 | 122 | / |
| Covile | 77 | 33 | / |
| Kowile | 77 | 4 | / |
| Cowele | 77 | 0 | / |
| Cowila | 77 | 0 | / |
| Coville | 71 | 2,013 | / |
| Cawiles | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gcobile | 71 | 5 | / |
| Cowelle | 71 | 3 | / |
| Coweles | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cahwile | 71 | 2 | / |
| Coweley | 71 | 1 | / |
| Coviole | 71 | 1 | / |
| Covgule | 71 | 1 | / |
| Couville | 67 | 11 | / |
| Cowilich | 67 | 5 | / |
| Covielle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coowilai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Covillet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Covilher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coyville | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cawghule | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coviller | 67 | 0 | / |
| Covillea | 67 | 0 | / |
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