Cowle Surname
Approximately 775 people bear this surname
Cowle Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Nicholas,' from nick. Cole, provincially Coul (v. Coulson and Coulling). Cole and Coles (which see) are the general forms, (a) Local, 'of Couhill' or 'Cowhill,' some small spot in or near Blackburn, Lancashire.
Read More About This SurnameCowle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 260 | 1:214,300 | 18,301 |
| United States | 183 | 1:1,980,650 | 127,499 |
| Canada | 151 | 1:244,011 | 23,241 |
| Australia | 110 | 1:245,415 | 22,739 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:14,304 | 3,169 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 207 | 1:117,755 | 11,303 |
| Isle of Man | 143 | 1:380 | 76 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 67 | 1:749,533 | 47,599 |
Cowle Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Nicholas,' from nick. Cole, provincially Coul (v. Coulson and Coulling). Cole and Coles (which see) are the general forms, (a) Local, 'of Couhill' or 'Cowhill,' some small spot in or near Blackburn, Lancashire.
John de Couhill, of Rishton, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).
John de Coule, of Blackburn, Lancashire, 1332: ibid.
1582. Married — Thomas Woodcrafte and Margaret Cowell: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1636. Benjamin Brighouse and Anne Cowles, widow of Richard Cole (sic): Marriage Lic. (London).
1809. Married —Joseph Coules and Lucy Bedford: St. George, Hanover Square.
From Coull in Aberdeenshire. William de Cull was one of the witnesses to a charter by John, earl of Huntington to Norman filius Malcolm of the lands of Lesslyn etc., between 1219—37 (CAB., p. 548). John Cowl possessed a tenement in Glasgow in 1458 (REG., 369), and Sir John Cowill, a cleric, was witness in Aberdeen, 1567 (Aboyne, p. 107). Patrick Coule at Newburgh is mentioned in the Lindores Chartulary in 1479 (LAC., 153). David Cowle, a native of Scotland, had letters of naturalization in England in 1481 (Bain, IV, 1468), and in the same year Alexander Coule was admitted burgess of Aberdeen (NSCM., I, p. 29). The Coulls were formerly a numerous race in Cullen, and among them, John was the most common Christian name:
"There's Hooker Jock and Souter Jock,
And cripple Jock the tailyer,
Jock-o-boy, the Din-o'-Guil,
And Lang Jock the Jailer."
Cramond, Church and churchyard of Cullen, p. 119.
Forms of Cole, q.v.
Possibly from Cowal, a considerable district of Argyleshire.
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.
The Cowells of Lancashire probably take their name from Cowhill, a district and seat in Lancashire.
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Cowle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cowle Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cowle is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Cowle.
How Common Is The Last Name Cowle? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cowle is the 441,383rd most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 9,403,285 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Cowle are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 260 people, or 1 in 214,300. In England it is most frequent in: Gloucestershire, where 18 percent live, Merseyside, where 13 percent live and Cheshire, where 9 percent live. Excluding England this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 19 percent live.
Cowle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Cowle has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Cowle last name grew 126 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 273 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Cowle Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Cowle last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Cowle last name are 17.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.1% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Cowle earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.81% less than the national average, earning R 45,612 per year; in United States they earn 20.2% more than the national average, earning $51,866 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.13% more than the national average, earning $55,712 CAD per year.
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