Coxwell Surname

304,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Coxwell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Coggeshall,' a parish in the the Diocese of St. Albans. Wherever a monastery was founded it drew together a community, and this in the surname period was likely to foster a local nomenclature.

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Coxwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1221:323,04729,426
England711:784,76142,668
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
France31:22,140,907385,998
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England821:297,26120,172
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:460,72233,053

Coxwell (13) may also be a first name.

Coxwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Coggeshall,' a parish in the the Diocese of St. Albans. Wherever a monastery was founded it drew together a community, and this in the surname period was likely to foster a local nomenclature. The early Coggeshalls by corruption became Cogswell and Coxwell. There need be no hesitation in accepting this origin. It is absolutely certain. The surname is still confined to a limited radius of the place, which was of considerable importance.

(Abbas) de Cogeshalle, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger de Cogeshall. Essex, ibid.

Reginald Cokkeshale, Kent, ibid.

Ralph de Coggeshal, Essex, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Maria de Coggeshale, Norfolk, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1681. Married — John Cogeswell and Ann Pare: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Two parishes in Berwickshire are so called. The family were established for many centuries in Gloucestershire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Coxwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Coxwell is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Coxwell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 304,336th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 5,853,451 people. The surname Coxwell is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Coxwell live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. Coxwell is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 13 people.

Coxwell is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,122 people, or 1 in 323,047. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 30 percent reside, Florida, where 22 percent reside and Alabama, where 20 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Coxwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Coxwell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Coxwell last name increased 1,029 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 13 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coxwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Coxwell last name are 24.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.23% registered with the political party.

The amount Coxwell earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.33% more than the national average, earning R 288,336 per year and in United States they earn 9.96% less than the national average, earning $38,853 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coxwelle930/
Coswell8648/
Caxwell860/
Cogswell805,694/
Cotswell802/
Coqswell801/
Couswell800/
Cochwell800/
Coyswell800/
Cosswell800/
Coswel771/
Coggswell7570/
Cogsweell751/
Cosgswell751/
Cotchwell751/
Coygswell750/
Caswell7119,904/
Coxbill7134/
Koswell714/
Cogswel711/
Coswill711/
Coggsswell710/
Cosbell710/
Cashwell671,867/
Casswell67697/
Kogswell672/
Caaswell671/
Coqsuell671/
Cogswill671/
Cogsbell671/
Cagswell671/
Caswwell670/
Cazswell670/

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