| ![Show Contents]() Coish History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The ancestry of the name Coish dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in a small cottage, hut, or hovel. The surname Coish is derived from the Old English words cosche and cosshe, which both have this meaning. These words first appeared c. 1490. Coish belongs to the class of topographic surnames, which were given to people who resided near physical features such as hills, streams, churches, or types of tree. Early Origins of the Coish familyThe surname Coish was first found in Cambridgeshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Coish familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Coish research. Another 91 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1248, 1273, 1296, 1300, 1563, 1564, 1567, 1568, 1577, 1631, 1672, 1685, 1735, 1742 and 1801 are included under the topic Early Coish History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Coish Spelling VariationsSpelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Coish have been found, including Coish, Coysh, Quoise, Coise and others. Early Notables of the Coish familyDistinguished members of the family include Nicholas Quoise, a prominent landholder in 16th century London; and Elisha Coysh (1631-1685), a prominent physician from London. He and his wife had seven children and had several homes including one at Swain's or Swine's...
Another 40 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Coish Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Coish RankingIn Newfoundland, Canada, the name Coish is the 268th most popular surname with an estimated 165 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Coish familyFamilies began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Coish, or a variant listed above: M. Coisch who arrived in Baltimore in 1820.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Coish (post 1700) | + |
- Raymond Coish, American Professor of Geology at Middlebury College, Vermont
- The order of Common Surnames in 1955 in Newfoundland retrieved on 20th October 2021 (retrieved from Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland by E.R. Seary corrected edition ISBN 0-7735-1782-0)
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