Could Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 2
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 1
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 3
Lancashire 5
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 6
Middlesex 1
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 8
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 10
Warwickshire 3
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 1
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 1
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Could Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Could family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 4
Silk Velvet Weaver 3
Agricultural Labourer 1
Wife Of Agricultural Labourer 1
Steerer 1
Fund Holder 1
Servant Domestic 1
Engine Smith 1
Laundress 1
Green Grocer 1
Ship Rigger 1
Victualler 1
Cook 1
Sailor's Wife 1
Farm Labourer 1
Farmer 1
Railway Guard 1
Bricklayer Labourer 1
Silver Polisher 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Could

Name Census Frequency
John Could 26
William Could 24
Elizabeth Could 18
Mary Could 18
Sarah Could 14
Ann Could 11
Emma Could 11
George Could 11
James Could 11
Jane Could 11
Thomas Could 11
Alice Could 6
Charles Could 6
Annie Could 5
Charlotte Could 5
Florence Could 5
Joseph Could 5
Rose Could 5
Ellen Could 4
Henry Could 4
Isabella Could 4
Lydia Could 4
Richard Could 4
Robert Could 4
Samuel Could 4

Could Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cloud 60% 2,209
2 Clode 20% 2,088
3 Cload 40% 799
4 Could 100% 392
5 Cold 80% 288
6 Clade 20% 193
7 Claude 33% 157
8 Claud 40% 142

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The surname Could is the 4th most popular variant of Cloud.

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