Cowherd Surname

221,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,840 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Cowherd Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the cowherd'; v. Coward for instances. Cowherd is almost extinct, but Coward is very strongly lepresented in North-English directories. The form Cowherd, unmutilated, is preserved in William Cowherd, the founder of the sect of Cowherdites, as they were familiarly styled.

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Cowherd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7681:205,01120,121
Canada601:614,09350,489
England101:5,571,806158,774
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4221:119,00211,640

Cowherd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the cowherd'; v. Coward for instances. Cowherd is almost extinct, but Coward is very strongly lepresented in North-English directories. The form Cowherd, unmutilated, is preserved in William Cowherd, the founder of the sect of Cowherdites, as they were familiarly styled. He was born at Carnforth, Lancashire, in 1763, the district where Coward is one of the best-known surnames.

John Cowherd, rector of Heringby, Norfolk, 1435: History of Norfolk.

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

(English) One who tended cows.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Cowherd: the herdsman of the cows. Hence Coward.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Cowherd Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cowherd is found most in The United States. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowherd? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 221,677th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,960,623 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Cowherd reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,768 people, or 1 in 205,011. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Kentucky, where 22 percent are found, Missouri, where 12 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States Cowherd occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Cowherd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cowherd has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cowherd surname increased 419 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 77 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cowherd Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cowherd surname are 19.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.8% registered with the political party.

The amount Cowherd earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.54% more than the national average, earning $43,380 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.69% less than the national average, earning $46,358 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cowheard9335/
Cowher92642/
Cowerd926/
Cowcher86501/
Cowhard8629/
Cowhert860/
Cawherd860/
Cower83128/
Coward7716,767/
Covher7723/
Cowert7717/
Cawerd775/
Coweer773/
Cawher771/
Coverd771/
Coswer771/
Coower771/
Cohver771/
Sowerd771/
Cowere770/
Coword770/
Cowier770/
Kowher770/
Kowcher7110/
Chaberd712/
Cowerts711/
Coswert711/
Cowhart711/
Coeward710/
Cawhird710/
Cover677,773/
Cober671,409/
Kower67635/
Cawer6711/
Kawcherd671/
Khowcher671/
Cowre670/

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