Cowls Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cowls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cowls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England801:696,47639,547
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:545,85537,602

Cowls Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cowls occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowls? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,471,719th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Cowls are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles.

Cowls is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 696,476. In England Cowls is primarily found in: Cornwall, where 59 percent live, Northamptonshire, where 10 percent live and Surrey, where 10 percent live. Other than England Cowls is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Cowls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cowls has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Cowls last name expanded 110 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cowls Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Cowls earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 21.61% less than the national average, earning $33,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.28% more than the national average, earning $67,706 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cowles9110,566/
Cowels91145/
Cowils910/
Chowls910/
Chowles83520/
Couwels83109/
Cowells8338/
Cowless8310/
Cowlles830/
Sowls8052/
Cawls800/
Covls800/
Cobls800/
Jowls800/
Cowgills770/
Sowles73884/
Cobles73165/
Kowles7362/
Jowles736/
Covles732/
Cawles732/
Jowils731/
Kowels730/
Sowlss730/
Cauwels67956/
Sowlles6728/
Coubles6711/
Cawless671/
Khowles671/
Cauwles671/
Covless670/
Kowless670/

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Cowls Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Cowls
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis