Explore the Family Name Cowsert

The meaning of Cowsert

1. Possibly an altered form of English and Scottish Cowser. 2. Alternatively, perhaps an altered form of Flemish Cousaert: from the personal name Gossaert (see Gossard) or, alternatively, a nickname for a flatterer or a tattler, from Middle Dutch cosen ‘to chatter or flatter’. History: The surname Cowsert was brought to the US by Thomas Cowsert from Ireland toward the end of the 18th century. It is no longer found in Ireland.

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

The surname Cowsert saw a slight decline in popularity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, with its ranking falling from 25,908 in 2000 to 27,021 in 2010, marking a 4.3 percent decrease. However, the actual count of individuals with the Cowsert surname increased marginally from 891 in 2000 to 897 in 2010, a change of 0.67 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a minor dip, reducing by 9.09 percent from 0.33 in 2000 to 0.3 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,908	#27,021	-4.3%
Count	891	897	0.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.3	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cowsert

In terms of ethnicity, the majority of individuals bearing the Cowsert surname identified as White according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. This demographic slightly decreased from 96.63 percent in 2000 to 95.88 percent in 2010. A small percentage identified as Hispanic, increasing from 1.91 percent in 2000 to 2.23 percent in 2010. There was a new appearance in 2010 of individuals identifying with two or more races at 0.67 percent. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged and relatively low.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.63%	95.88%	-0.78%
Hispanic	1.91%	2.23%	16.75%
Two or More Races	0%	0.67%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.56%	0.56%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%