Explore the Family Name Cogbill

The meaning of Cogbill

English (Warwickshire): variant of Cockbill, apparently from Old English cocc ‘cock, rooster’ and bill ‘beak’, a nickname probably related to someone’s facial features. Alternatively, perhaps a nickname from Middle English cokebelle ‘small bell’ (Old French coque ‘shell’).

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How common is the last name Cogbill in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Cogbill has seen a marginal decline in rank from 39304 in 2000 to 39419 in 2010, marking a shift of -0.29. However, the count of individuals bearing this surname has increased over a decade, moving from 527 in 2000 to 558 in 2010, which is an increase of 5.88 percent. Despite the increase in count, the proportion per 100,000 people has decreased by 5 percent, standing at 0.19 in 2010 compared to 0.2 in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,304	#39,419	-0.29%
Count	527	558	5.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.19	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cogbill

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of the people with the Cogbill surname identify as White, registering a slight increase from 85.58 percent in 2000 to 85.66 percent in 2010. There have been no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census. The percentage of those identifying as Black has slightly decreased from 10.06 in 2000 to 9.50 in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic and those identifying with two or more races has risen from 1.52 to 1.61 and from 1.33 to 2.51 respectively over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.58%	85.66%	0.09%
Black	10.06%	9.5%	-5.57%
Two or More Races	1.33%	2.51%	88.72%
Hispanic	1.52%	1.61%	5.92%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%