Cown Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Cown Surname Definition:

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.

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Cown Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3311:1,095,04279,381
England171:3,277,533109,658
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

Cown (15) may also be a first name.

Cown Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

Cown Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cown is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cown? popularity and diffusion

It is the 785,023rd most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 20,243,183 people. The last name Cown occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Cown reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 331 people, or 1 in 1,095,042. In The United States Cown is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 66 percent live, Illinois, where 8 percent live and Colorado, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States Cown exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent live and Scotland, where 1 percent live.

Cown Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cown has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cown surname rose 263 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 29 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cown Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cown are 40.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.01% being registered to vote for the political party.

Cown earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.69% more than the national average, earning $54,233 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cowen8913,159/
Chown893,563/
Cowin893,389/
Cowne89235/
Cgown892/
Ckown892/
Cowyn891/
Cohwn890/
Cownd890/
Chowin80155/
Chowne80127/
Chowhn802/
Cquown802/
Chuown801/
Ccowin801/
Coween801/
Cowinn800/
Cowien800/
Cowenn800/
Kown75346/
Cawn7535/
Cobn753/
Zown751/
Cuwn751/
Covn750/
Chouwin732/
Chouwen731/
Coswing731/
Cobin67744/
Coben67528/
Kowen67149/
Kowin67122/
Zowin6738/
Cawin6720/
Chawn6712/
Kowne6712/
Koewn678/
Qowin677/
Cobnn674/
Chuwn671/
Cowim671/
Cawne671/
Quown671/
Khown671/
Tchouwen671/
Chovn670/
Cobyn670/
Covnt670/
Covne670/

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Cown Reference & Research

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