Coward Family History
Coward Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a cowherd Middle English couh(i)erde couhirde couhurde (Old English cūhyrde). The surname has nothing to do with the modern English word coward which is from Old French cuard a pejorative term from coue ‘tail’ (from Latin cauda) with reference to an animal with its tail between its legs.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022