Cowlishaw
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Habitational surname from either of two minor places in Derbyshire and Lancashire, from Old English coliġ (“coaly”) + sċeaga (“copse, thicket”).
Proper noun
[edit]Cowlishaw (plural Cowlishaws)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
[edit]- 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.
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cowlishaw”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 379.