Cowcher
surname · Latin script
Cowcher is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in Australia. Recorded meaning: Main GB Location (1881): Essex and Kent; Gloucs.
- AUAustralia
- GBUnited Kingdom
- MYMalaysia
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)Main GB Location (1881): Essex and Kent; Gloucs. (i) occupational name from Middle English co(u)chur, cucher ‘maker of couched work’, a type of embroidery in which gold or silver threads and jewels were stitched onto ceremonial robes. Compare Setter . (ii) occupational name from Middle English co(u)chur, cucher ‘maker of beds or couches’. (iii) occupational name from AngloNorman French co(u)chour, coucher ‘mason, stone mason’. (iv) nickname from Middle English couchour, cowchour ‘bed-ridden person’.
Cited for this meaning 1
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
Where in the world
(measured from records)Recorded in:
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Notable people with this name
(measured from records)- Frank Cowcherb. 1854AUWestern Australian politician
- Jim Cowcherb. 1874NZAustralian rules footballer (1874-1935)
- Robin Cowcherb. 1954AUAustralian cartoonist, illustrator and printmaker
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence
(measured from records)2 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 0 countries.
Reference works 2
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Cowcher mean?
- Recorded meaning: Main GB Location (1881): Essex and Kent; Gloucs.
- In which country does Cowcher have the most bearers?
- Cowcher is most frequently recorded in Australia.
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Cowcher”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.