Coleshill

English

Etymology

From an unclear first element + Old English hyll (“hill”).

Proper noun

Coleshill (countable and uncountable, plural Coleshills)

  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    1. A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Chiltern district (OS grid ref SU9495). [1]
    2. A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU2393). [2]
    3. A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2089). [3]
  2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Coleshill is the 16878th most common surname in England, belonging to 293 individuals.

See also

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Buckinghamshire)
  2. ^ Parish map (Oxfordshire)
  3. ^ Parish map (Warwickshire)
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