Cowing

Cowing Meaning & Origin

About Cowing
The surname Cowing is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "cū," meaning "cow," and the suffix "-ing," indicating "descendant" or "son of." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Cowing is "son of the cow" or "descendant of the cow." It likely originated as a nickname for someone who worked with or owned cows or had some association with them.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Cowing is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Cowing: 617
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 36,286
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.21

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Cowing based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Cowing is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KNK
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K AW1 IH0 NG
🌐 IPA
/kaʊɪŋ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KNK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C520

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Cowing in Braille

Here's how to represent Cowing in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Cowing in braille

How to sign the name Cowing using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Cowing using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Cowing in sign language

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