Explore the Family Name Coxwell
The meaning of Coxwell
English (southeastern): variant of Cogswell.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Coxwell in the United States?
The surname Coxwell, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, saw a slight fall in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked as the 27,848th most popular surname and dropped to rank 29,854 by 2010, representing a change of -7.2%. The number of people with the Coxwell surname also decreased from 812 in 2000 to 787 in 2010, a decline of about 3.08%. As a proportion of the total population per 100k, there was a decrease from 0.3 in 2000 to 0.27 in 2010, which indicates a drop of 10.0%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #27,848 | #29,854 | -7.2% |
| Count | 812 | 787 | -3.08% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.3 | 0.27 | -10% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Coxwell
In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Coxwell surname identify as White. This group constituted 96.31% of all Coxwells in 2000, but this figure slightly declined to 94.54% by 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year. People identifying with two or more races made up 0.99% of Coxwells in 2000, and this percentage almost doubled to 1.91% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic represented 1.72% of the Coxwells in 2000 but decreased to 1.52% by 2010. Interestingly, the category American Indian and Alaskan Native appeared in 2010 with 1.14% of Coxwells identifying under this ethnicity, while no such data was present in 2000.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 96.31% | 94.54% | -1.84% |
| Two or More Races | 0.99% | 1.91% | 92.93% |
| Hispanic | 1.72% | 1.52% | -11.63% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 1.14% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |