Cosgrove

English

Alternative forms

• Cosgrave,Cosgray,Cosgriff,Crossgrove

Etymology

Two main origins:

• Englishhabitational surname from the village inNorthamptonshire,which is named with theOld Englishpersonal nameCof+-s-+grāf(“grove, thicket”);recorded asCovesgravein 1086 (DB).
• Reduced Anglicized form ofIrishÓ Coscraigh(“descendant of Coscrach”),a byname fromcoscrach(“victorious, triumphant”).

Pronunciation

• (General American)IPA^(key):/ˈkɑzɡɹoʊv/
• (Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key):/ˈkɒzɡɹəʊv/

Proper noun

Cosgrove(countableanduncountable,pluralCosgroves)

1. (countable)Asurname.
2. A village andcivil parishinWest Northamptonshire,Northamptonshire,England,previously inSouth Northamptonshiredistrict(OSgrid ref SP790426).
3. AnunincorporatedcommunityinChicot County,Arkansas,United States.
4. AnunincorporatedcommunityinJohnson County,Iowa,United States.
5. AsuburbofTownsville,Queensland,Australia.
6. A small town in the City ofGreater Shepparton,Victoria,Australia.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census,Cosgroveis the 3749^thmost common surname in the United States, belonging to 9441 individuals.Cosgroveis most common among White (95.35%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick,editor (2003), “Cosgrove”,inDictionary of American Family Names,volume 1, New York:Oxford University Press,→ISBN,page372.