Cowland Surname

328,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Cowland Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Cow-Land [Old English cú + land]

Cowland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia5801:46,5445,829
England3981:139,99513,620
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Wales231:134,5459,804
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3761:64,8287,451
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Cowland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Cow-Land [Old English cú + land]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Edinbgh.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Cowland Last Name Facts

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

Cowland occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowland? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 328,333rd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 6,449,156 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 53 percent of Cowland reside; 51 percent reside in Australasia and 51 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most frequently used in Australia, where it is borne by 580 people, or 1 in 46,544. In Australia Cowland is most prevalent in: Victoria, where 88 percent reside, South Australia, where 3 percent reside and Queensland, where 3 percent reside. Other than Australia Cowland is found in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 35 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Cowland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cowland has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 106 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 522 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cowland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cowland last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cowland earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.73% less than the national average, earning R 114,708 per year; in United States they earn 11.41% less than the national average, earning $38,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.34% more than the national average, earning $51,344 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scowland931/
Cowlan92188/
Cowlang862/
Sowland860/
Cowlane860/
Cobland860/
Cowlain860/
Cowlandová821/
Cowlound800/
Cowlam77217/
Coblan77161/
Cowlon773/
Kowlan770/
Cawlan770/
Kobland7121/
Cowlham7121/
Cabland7115/
Coblaan718/
Coblean711/
Kewland711/
Coblain711/
Coublan711/
Sovland710/
Coublant6758/
Cobillan673/
Cobellan673/
Kowlantz671/
Chavland670/

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Cowland Reference & Research

Cowlard One-name Study - A profile of the Cowlard surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Cowlard 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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cowland
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