Cowherd Surname
Approximately 1,840 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameCowherd Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,768 | 1:205,011 | 20,121 |
| Canada | 60 | 1:614,093 | 50,489 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 43 | 1:566,869 | 29,432 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 422 | 1:119,002 | 11,640 |
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.
(English) One who tended cows.
Cowherd: the herdsman of the cows. Hence Coward.
Cowherd Demographics
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Cowherd Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cowherd Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cowherd is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cowherd? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 221,677th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,960,623 people. Cowherd is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Cowherd live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.
Cowherd is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,768 people, or 1 in 205,011. In The United States Cowherd is most numerous in: Kentucky, where 22 percent are found, Missouri, where 12 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Cowherd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency 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 decreased 77 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cowherd Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Cowherd last name are 19.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.8% registered with the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowheard | 93 | 35 | / |
| Cowher | 92 | 642 | / |
| Cowerd | 92 | 6 | / |
| Cowcher | 86 | 501 | / |
| Cowhard | 86 | 29 | / |
| Cowhert | 86 | 0 | / |
| Cawherd | 86 | 0 | / |
| Cower | 83 | 128 | / |
| Coward | 77 | 16,767 | / |
| Covher | 77 | 23 | / |
| Cowert | 77 | 17 | / |
| Cawerd | 77 | 5 | / |
| Coweer | 77 | 3 | / |
| Cawher | 77 | 1 | / |
| Coverd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Coswer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Coower | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cohver | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sowerd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cowere | 77 | 0 | / |
| Coword | 77 | 0 | / |
| Cowier | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kowher | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kowcher | 71 | 10 | / |
| Chaberd | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cowerts | 71 | 1 | / |
| Coswert | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cowhart | 71 | 1 | / |
| Coeward | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cawhird | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cover | 67 | 7,773 | / |
| Cober | 67 | 1,409 | / |
| Kower | 67 | 635 | / |
| Cawer | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kawcherd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khowcher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cowre | 67 | 0 | / |
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