Covill Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Covill Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Covill family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 59
Agricultural Labourer 13
Dress Maker 7
Labourer 4
Domestic Servant 3
General Servant 3
Laundress 3
Cook 2
Cook Domestic Servant 2
Labourer Agricultural 2
Servant Domestic 2
House Maid Domestic 2
Oak Fencer & Sawyer 2
Baker Apprentice 2
General Domestic Servant 2
House Keeper 2
Corn Millers Journeyman 2
Brick Burner 1
Brick Maker 1
Brickmerchant Employing 8 Men & 3 Boys 1
Farmer Of 135 Acres Employing 2 Men & 2 Boys 1
Farmer Of 44 Acres 1
Farmer Of 60 Acres Employ 1 Man And 1 Boys 1
Farmer Of 70 Acres 1
Wife Agricultural Labourer 1

Covill Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cavill 83% 5,955
2 Covell 83% 4,849
3 Cavell 67% 2,679
4 Covill 100% 1,571
5 Covil 83% 511
6 Coville 86% 262
7 Caville 71% 253
8 Caviell 71% 242
9 Covall 83% 116

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The surname Covill is the 4th most popular variant of Cavill.

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