Cashen Surname
Approximately 2,473 people bear this surname
Cashen Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Crooked [Irish and Gaelic Caisin— cais, cas, crooked + the diminutive suffs. -en, -ín] Caisin, a scribe of Lusca, is mentioned in the Annals of the Four Masters under A.D. 695.
Cashen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,690 | 1:214,473 | 20,913 |
| Australia | 290 | 1:93,089 | 10,632 |
| England | 196 | 1:284,276 | 22,043 |
| Canada | 129 | 1:285,625 | 26,641 |
| Ireland | 90 | 1:52,322 | 3,722 |
| Isle of Man | 23 | 1:3,731 | 815 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 161 | 1:27,515 | 2,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 69 | 1:353,266 | 22,372 |
| Isle of Man | 25 | 1:2,171 | 273 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 295 | 1:170,233 | 15,362 |
Cashen (10) may also be a first name.
Cashen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Crooked [Irish and Gaelic Caisin— cais, cas, crooked + the diminutive suffs. -en, -ín] Caisin, a scribe of Lusca, is mentioned in the Annals of the Four Masters under A.D. 695.
(Irish) Grandson of Casan (little, curly-haired one).
Contracted from Mac Caisint ‘Caisin's Son', (caisin is a diminutive of cas, 'crooked'), The name Caisin must originally have meant a crooked-eyed, crooked-legged, or metaphorically stupid, person. Caisin was the son of Cas, the descendant of Cormac, who was the younger son of Olioll Oluim, King of Munster.
'Caisin, scribe of Lusca, ’ a.d. 695.
Cashen is found in Ireland.
Cashen Demographics
Cashen Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Cashen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cashen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cashen is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Cashen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cashen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 173,705th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,946,844 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Cashen are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 10 people.
This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,690 people, or 1 in 214,473. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maryland, where 11 percent live, Michigan, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 12 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.
Cashen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Cashen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cashen last name grew 573 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 284 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 44 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cashen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Cashen surname is predominantly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Cashen last name are 12.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.21% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Cashen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $48,811 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.91% more than the national average, earning $53,117 CAD per year.
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