Cowling

See also: cowling

English

Etymology

Variant of Colling, a personal name which denoted an early owner of the properties.

Proper noun

Cowling (countable and uncountable, plural Cowlings)

1. A village and civil parish in Craven district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD969429).
2. A village in Burrill with Cowling parish, Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE236876).
3. A surname transferred from the given name.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cowling is the 13916^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2170 individuals. Cowling is most common among White (84.61%) individuals.

Further reading

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