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)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cowlishaw is the 68122nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 289 individuals. Cowlishaw is most common among White (92.39%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cowlishaw”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 379.
References
- Survey of English Place-Names