English: habitational name from Great and Little Coxwell in Oxfordshire named with an Old English personal name Cocc + Old English wella ‘spring stream’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Cogswell family from?
You can see how Cogswell families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cogswell family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Cogswell families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 72 Cogswell families living in London. This was about 34% of all the recorded Cogswell's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Cogswell families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Cogswell surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1939, Medical Practitioner and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Cogswell. 25% of Cogswell men worked as a Medical Practitioner and 81% of Cogswell women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Cogswell were None and Unpaid Domestic. .
Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Cogswell life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Cogswell in 1943 was 31, and 72 in 2004.