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There are approximately 5,850 people named Coward in the UK. That makes it the 1,785th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 93 are named Coward.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

Related and similar surnames

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The Coward surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

COWARD. Although the popular derivation of this opprobrious word from "cow-herd " (wliose occupation would beregarded with some disdain by the chivalrous in the middle ages) is untenable, I think it quite probable that the surname may be from that source, like Shepherd, Ha}ward, and other similar names.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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