Cowin Surname

133,075th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Cowin Surname Definition:

= Cowen or Cowan, q.v.

Cowin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7351:208,91020,438
Australia5801:46,5445,829
England4931:113,01811,616
Isle of Man2621:32818
Canada1481:248,95723,668
Scotland581:92,3076,478
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Wales91:343,83718,086
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France21:33,211,361423,184
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Isle of Man4181:13027
England1861:131,05012,125
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4051:123,99712,024

Cowin (54) may also be a first name.

Cowin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Cowen or Cowan, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(1) “Builder of Dry Stone Walls” in Gaelic. (2) Also version of Cohen (q.v.).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Contracted from the Mac Eoghain, which has been corrupted into Mac Owen, The name Eoghan is glossed by Cornac as meaning 'Well-born' and suggests the Latin (originally Greek) Eugenius.

The celebrated Owen More was King of Munster, in the time of Conn of the hundred battles, whom he obliged to divide the whole of Ireland equally with him.

'Mac Gilla Cowan and a few of O’Connor's people were slain’ A.D. 1330.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Cowin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cowin occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Cowin.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 133,075th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,150,353 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Cowin reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 54 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,735 people, or 1 in 208,910. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 14 percent reside, Washington, where 12 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.

Cowin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cowin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 428 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 265 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cowin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cowin surname are 21.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.98% registered with the political party.

The amount Cowin earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 13.56% less than the national average, earning R 205,416 per year; in United States they earn 8.16% more than the national average, earning $46,668 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.29% more than the national average, earning $50,820 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chowin91155/
Cowain9142/
Ccowin911/
Cowine910/
Cowien910/
Cowinn910/
Cown89360/
Chouwin832/
Cowaine832/
Coswing831/
Cowhein830/
Cowen8013,159/
Chown803,563/
Cobin80744/
Cowne80235/
Kowin80122/
Zowin8038/
Cawin8020/
Qowin807/
Cgown802/
Ckown802/
Cowim801/
Cowyn801/
Cownd800/
Cohwn800/
Cawein73229/
Chowne73127/
Chuwin73126/
Khowin73122/
Chobin7369/
Chawin7325/
Cowhen7318/
Kowoin736/
Coubin735/
Koowin735/
Kowint734/
Kowinn734/
Cawien733/
Cauwin733/
Chowhn732/
Cquown732/
Kowine732/
Coiven731/
Chuown731/
Ciobin731/
Cosuin731/
Coween731/
Kouwin731/
Kowein731/
Cowene730/
Cowean730/
Cowenn730/
Coobin730/
Cawine730/
Chauwin67409/
Kown67346/
Coihuin6779/
Cawn6735/
Choobin6730/
Choubin6711/
Kouwain676/
Cobn673/
Chouwen671/
Khowing671/
Chhobin671/
Cosuhin671/
Zown671/
Koowing671/
Kouwoin671/
Tchawin671/
Cuwn671/
Covn670/
Cuswing670/
Kckewin670/

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Cowin Reference & Research

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Cowan 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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Footnotes

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