Cowgill Surname

104,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Cowgill 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.

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Cowgill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4091:106,32411,665
England8191:68,0327,868
Australia1251:215,96620,787
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Scotland191:281,78013,396
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Wales51:618,90625,852
France41:16,605,680368,153
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7541:32,3284,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8521:58,9426,522

Cowgill 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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Scandinavian) belonging to Cowgill = the Cow-Ravine [Norwegian ko + gil]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cowgill Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cowgill Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Cowgill is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowgill? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 104,673rd most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,625,958 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Cowgill reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Cowgill is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 3,409 people, or 1 in 106,324. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 11 percent are found, Florida, where 7 percent are found and Indiana, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Cowgill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cowgill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cowgill surname increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 109 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cowgill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cowgill last name are 15.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.52% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cowgill earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 119.59% more than the national average, earning R 521,832 per year; in United States they earn 2.69% more than the national average, earning $44,310 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.27% more than the national average, earning $55,779 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cowguill9326/
Cowgil926/
Cowsill86527/
Cowgell8617/
Cobgill861/
Cowjill861/
Cawgill861/
Cowsil774/
Cowsell7131/
Cawcill710/
Kowglt621/
Cowsel620/
Kowsil620/
Kowziel5727/
Couwsel574/
Cawsell571/
Cavsill570/

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Cowgill Reference & Research

Cowgill FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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