Cowling
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English
Etymology
Variant of Colling, a personal name which denoted an early owner of the properties.
Proper noun
Cowling (countable and uncountable, plural Cowlings)
- A village and civil parish in Craven district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD969429).
- A village in Burrill with Cowling parish, Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE236876).
- A surname transferred from the given name.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cowling is the 13916th 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.