Cowling Surname

46,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,075 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Cowling Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Nicholas,' from nick. Coll or Cole, and diminutive Coll-in or Colin (v. Collins). An early provincialism has turned all the surnames from Coll or Cole into Coul or Cowl; v.

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Cowling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,8991:11,3731,681
United States2,8231:128,39513,572
Australia1,9051:14,1712,016
Canada6391:57,6616,811
South Africa2291:236,58424,342
Scotland1381:38,7963,683
New Zealand1311:34,5675,960
Wales1031:30,0443,055
Thailand551:1,284,334183,539
Guernsey221:2,929767
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Austria91:946,15970,786
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Jersey81:12,4002,398
France71:9,488,960336,266
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belize11:355,4743,977
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6071:9,3501,404
Wales151:104,5614,503
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Guernsey61:5,443949
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4281:117,33311,513

Cowling 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. Coll or Cole, and diminutive Coll-in or Colin (v. Collins). An early provincialism has turned all the surnames from Coll or Cole into Coul or Cowl; v. Coulson and Coull, and compare Coulton for Colton, Coupe for Cope, Coulthard for Colthird, &c. The final 'g' is an excrescence, as in Jennings, &c. (a) Bapt. 'the son of Couling,' one of many personal names terminating in ing; compare Browning or Harding. This must be considered the chief parent of the South-English Coulings, &c.; v. Culling for other instances.

Richard Couling, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William Coulyng, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1746. Married — William Coulton and Mary Alcock: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A form of Colling, q.v., or Cooling, q.v. There has been confusion with the preceding name.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Places in Suffolk, Kent, and Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Suffolk, Yorkshire.

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

Cowling, of which the early forms are Coulin and Coulyng, is a very ancient name in the parish of Bodmin, going back as far as the reigns of Ed ward I. and Edward II., when members of the family sat in parliament as burgesses for the borough (M.). As Cowlyng, we find the name in Egloshayle (where it is still represented) in the reigns of Henry VIII. and Elizabeth (M.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Cowling Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cowling is most common in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Cowling.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowling? popularity and diffusion

Cowling is the 46,789th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 658,018 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Cowling reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Cowling is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 4,899 people, or 1 in 11,373. In England Cowling is most common in: West Yorkshire, where 10 percent are found, Greater London, where 10 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 9 percent are found. Apart from England this last name exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 17 percent are found.

Cowling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cowling has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Cowling surname expanded 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 660 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,533 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 687 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cowling Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Cowling last name are 11.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.94% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cowling earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 197.34% more than the national average, earning R 706,596 per year; in United States they earn 0.36% less than the national average, earning $42,995 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.67% more than the national average, earning $56,973 CAD per year.

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