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The ancient roots of the Cauhall family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Cauhall comes from when the family lived in Cockhill, in Yorkshire. It is from the place-name that the family name is derived.
The surname Cauhall was first found in North Yorkshire, at Cockhill (Cock Hill) where the earliest known bearer of the name was Ralph de Coghull, who was listed in the Assize Rolls of 1286. The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 list Elizabetha de Cokhill and Johannes de Cockhill. 1 There is another Cockhill in Somerset but this was the ancient home of the Carey family. 2
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cauhall research. Another 94 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1633, 1673, 1692 and 1738 are included under the topic Early Cauhall History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Cauhall has appeared include Coghill, Coggshill, Cockhill, Cogdill, Cogdell and others.
More information is included under the topic Early Cauhall Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Another 71 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Cauhall arrived in North America very early: Mary Coghill, who settled in Virginia in 1684; George Coggshill, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1822; and D.J. Coghill, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851..