Cowlishaw

== English == === Etymology === Habitational surname from either of two minor places in Derbyshire and Lancashire, from Old English coliġ (“coaly”) + sċeaga (“copse, thicket”). === Proper noun === Cowlishaw (plural Cowlishaws) A surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Cowlishaw is the 68122nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 289 individuals. Cowlishaw is most common among White (92.39%) individuals. === References === Survey of English Place-Names === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cowlishaw”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 379.