Coysh Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Coysh Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Coise.'

Agnes fil. Coise, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Rafe, son of Nicholas Quoise, 1564: Reg.

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Coysh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2841:196,19017,257
Australia1721:156,95216,457
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1741:140,08812,645
Wales61:261,4039,165
Guernsey61:5,443949
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Coysh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Coise.'

Agnes fil. Coise, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

The spelling, as will be seen below, was retained till the close of the 16th century:

Rafe, son of Nicholas Quoise, 1564: Reg. St. Mary Aldermary (London).

William, son of Nicholas Quoise, 1565: ibid.

Anthonie, son of Nicholas Coise, 1577: ibid.

Alice, d. of Margret Coys, 1563: ibid.

Mary, wife of Richard Coysh, 1672: ibid.

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

= Coish, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Coysh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Coysh has its highest incidence in England. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Coysh? popularity and diffusion

Coysh is the 599,225th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 14,041,514 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Coysh are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 284 people, or 1 in 196,190. In England it is most frequent in: Devon, where 39 percent reside, Greater London, where 15 percent reside and Merseyside, where 8 percent reside. Barring England this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 33 percent reside and New Zealand, where 5 percent reside.

Coysh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Coysh has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Coysh surname grew 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 317 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coysh Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Coysh earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.33% more than the national average, earning $54,319 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coysch910/
Cosh891,891/
Coys892/
Coyh891/
Cysh891/
Coish801,070/
Coyos80306/
Coyes8095/
Coyas8047/
Coshe8033/
Chosh8025/
Scoys8019/
Czysh8018/
Chysh8017/
Koysh8011/
Choys805/
Coyhe805/
Cosch804/
Coosh803/
Coyah803/
Coyse801/
Coush801/
Cooys801/
Costh801/
Coyoh800/
Cossh800/
Coyhs800/
Cuysh800/
Scosh800/
Choyishe778/
Coy7549,623/
Cos7514,676/
Coh751,202/
Cys75479/
Czysch73140/
Choush73100/
Coyhis7336/
Koyash7334/
Kouysh7319/
Koyish7315/
Koyesh7310/
Chgosh7310/
Chhosh7310/
Choshe736/
Koyshe734/
Joyish734/
Costch733/
Coushs732/
Choyse732/
Cotsch732/
Cayash732/
Kohysh732/
Chuysh732/
Chaysh731/
Joyash731/
Joyshe731/
Cosche731/
Coyich731/
Czyshs731/
Soyash731/
Soyesh731/
Coushe731/
Chohsh731/
Csosch731/
Coyoth731/
Coyech731/
Kcoyah731/
Choyes731/
Cousch730/
Choish730/
Cash6753,111/
Coss6711,902/
Josh675,356/
Kosh673,887/
Cost673,362/
Cose673,122/
Kysh672,696/
Cots672,248/
Coya672,135/
Cios671,761/
Coch671,463/
Coyo671,349/
Coye671,130/
Cois671,127/
Coyt67892/
Cohu67725/
Chos67716/
Joys67499/
Sosh67491/
Coes67426/
Cays67332/
Couy67297/
Coos67281/
Cosp67276/
Chys67193/
Czys67166/
Qosh67160/
Choishe67150/
Cohs6773/
Koys6772/
Coyi6771/
Coxs6767/
Zosh6761/
Koyh6757/
Czos6748/
Cosd6744/
Scos6734/
Ceys6734/
Cohy6734/
Cysz6729/
Cous6717/
Zoys6716/
Cooy6716/
Chayash6714/
Coyoche6714/
Cesh6713/
Coyd6711/
Cods677/
Couh677/
Cish676/
Cyss675/
Chowyos675/
Cosc674/
Dcos674/
Ckoh674/
Hcoy673/
Kcoh673/
Cuoh673/
Cuoy673/
Cozs673/
Ckoy672/
Choushe672/
Cohc672/
Cojs672/
Khoyesh672/
Cyzs672/
Csys672/
Coyhatt671/
Coyj671/
Coph671/
Cosz671/
Khoyash671/
C'oy671/
Cuos671/
Cosx671/
Coyache671/
Joyishe671/
Qysh671/
Qcos671/
Zcys671/
Ckyh671/
Cojh671/
Cohx671/
Chooyos671/
Coyz671/
Cqoh671/
Dcys671/
Gcoh671/
Gcos671/

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