Cowlishaw

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from either of two minor places in Derbyshire and Lancashire, from Old English coliġ (“coaly”) + sċeaga (“copse, thicket”).

Proper noun

Cowlishaw (plural Cowlishaws)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cowlishaw is the 68122^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 289 individuals. Cowlishaw is most common among White (92.39%) individuals.

References

• Survey of English Place-Names

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cowlishaw”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 379.