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Cosgrove
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English
Alternative forms
en Cosgrave Cosgray Cosgriff Crossgrove
Etymology
Two main origins:
English habitational surname from the village in Northamptonshire, which is named with the en ang - personal name ang *Cōf + en -s- + ang grāf grove, thicket; recorded as Covesgrave in 1086 (DB).
Reduced Anglicized form of en ga Ó Coscraigh descendant of Coscrach, a byname from ga coscrach victorious, triumphant.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkɑzɡɹoʊv/ GA
en /ˈkɒzɡɹəʊv/ RP
Proper noun
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en countable en.
en Amir Vera Louisville detective who fatally shot Breonna Taylor is appealing his termination from the police department w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/13/us/myles-cosgrove-breonna-taylor-termination-appeal-hearing/index.html 2021-12-13 It was discovered in September 2020 that Cosgrove was raising money on the “Christian crowdfunding site” GiveSendGo to fund his retirement. https://web.archive.org/web/20220327164409/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/13/us/myles-cosgrove-breonna-taylor-termination-appeal-hearing/index.html
en village/and/cpar in uauth/West Northamptonshire co/Northamptonshire cc/England previously in dist/South Northamptonshire OS grid ref SP790426. Parish map (Northamptonshire)
en unincorporated community co/Chicot County s/Arkansas c/USA.
en unincorporated community co/Johnson County s/Iowa c/USA.
en suburb city/Townsville s/Queensland c/Australia.
en small town in the city:Pref/Greater Shepparton s/Victoria c/Australia.
Derived terms
en Cosgrove South
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Cosgrove is the 3749th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9441 individuals. Cosgrove is most common among White (95.35%) individuals.
References
en surnames from Old English surnames from Irish