Cowichan Head is located on the eastern shores of the Saanich Peninsula, north of Cordova Bay. It was named in 1859 by Captain Richards of HMS Plumper.1 According to one provincial archivist, the land surrounding Cowichan Head was sold
to the HBC by local First Nations.2
See the Cowichan Bay entry for more on Cowichan name origins and meanings.
1. John T. Walbran, British Columbia Coast Names (Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1971), 116.
2. Cowichan Head,BC Geographical Names Information System.