Cowsley Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Cowsley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cowsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:4,286,005132,302
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Cowsley Last Name Facts

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

Cowsley is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cowsley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Cowsley live; 76 percent live in Northern Europe and 76 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 4,286,005. In England Cowsley is most numerous in: Cambridgeshire, where 38 percent are found, Hertfordshire, where 31 percent are found and Berkshire, where 8 percent are found. Not including England this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 12 percent are found and Jamaica, where 6 percent are found.

Cowsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cowsley has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Cowsley last name expanded 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cowsley Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cowsly920/
Cawsley862/
Kowsley861/
Cowslie860/
Cofsley860/
Cowslip710/
Cowgille675/
Kowslaya671/
Chawshly671/
Kowsilla5352/
Kowsella531/
Kowsillia5020/

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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
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  • 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 Cowsley
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