Cowill Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Cowill Surname Definition:

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.

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Cowill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Cowill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Cowill Last Name Facts

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

Cowill is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowill? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Cowill live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is most frequent in: Connecticut, where 33 percent are found, Ohio, where 33 percent are found and Washington, where 33 percent are found. Aside from The United States Cowill exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent are found and Czechia, where 14 percent are found.

Cowill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cowill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cowill surname contracted 81 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cowill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Cowill earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.02% more than the national average, earning $66,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cowhill9212/
Coewill928/
Coweill920/
Cowil912/
Coweille860/
Cowell8321,370/
Cobill8398/
Chowil8330/
Jowill8321/
Cowgil836/
Coweil834/
Chowll833/
Kowill833/
Cawill833/
Sowill831/
Coewll831/
Cowile830/
Cowilt830/
Cowl80538/
Couwell7710/
Cohwell773/
Cowelle773/
Cowwell773/
Joywill772/
Cowelll771/
Cawgill771/
Coowell771/
Coewell770/
Cawhill770/
Coybill770/
Cuowell770/
Coywell770/
Cawil732,596/
Chowl73954/
Cowel73167/
Kowil7337/
Cobil7314/
Cawll733/
Jowil733/
Sowll732/
Coowl731/
Sowil731/
Zowil731/
Scowl731/
Covll731/
Cowlt730/
Casswill710/
Cochwell710/
Coyswell710/
Cawile67433/
Kowell67249/
Cowled67197/
Cobell67171/
Kowiel67164/
Cawell6724/
Chobil6711/
Cabill6710/
Kowail678/
Cawiel676/
Cubill675/
Koweil675/
Zowiel674/
Kowile674/
Kobill673/
Coeuil672/
Chawil672/
Coweel671/
Sawill671/
Cowlet671/
Couwel671/
Cawhil671/
Cuwell671/
Kouwil671/
Kewill671/
Coweal671/
Soiwil671/
Jouwil671/
Zowell670/
Jowilt670/
Cowele670/

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