Explore the Family Name Cowick

The meaning of Cowick

English (Yorkshire): habitational name from any of various minor places called Cowick(s), in Yorkshire, Sheering (Essex), or Exeter Saint Thomas (Devon). All are named with Old English cū ‘cow’ + wīc ‘outlying dairy farm’. This surname has died out in Britain. Compare Cohick, Couick, and Cowhick.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Cowick" slightly decreased from 2000 to 2010. The surname was ranked 59,147th in 2000 and dropped to 61,899th in 2010, reflecting a decrease of 4.65 percent. However, the count of individuals with this name increased slightly from 320 in 2000 to 324 in 2010, marking a 1.25 percent rise. Consequently, the proportion of people bearing the Cowick surname per 100,000 population dropped by 8.33 percent over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,147	#61,899	-4.65%
Count	320	324	1.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cowick

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the "Cowick" surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, though there was a slight decrease from 96.25 percent to 94.75 percent. Interestingly, while no individuals with this surname identified as having two or more ethnicities or as Hispanic in 2000, by 2010, these categories saw changes of 2.78 percent and 2.16 percent respectively. There were no changes in any other ethnicity groups, including Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.25%	94.75%	-1.56%
Two or More Races	0%	2.78%	0%
Hispanic	0%	2.16%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%