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
Average Cashen Salary in
United States
$48,811 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cashen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cashen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cashen is most common in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Cashen.
How Common Is The Last Name Cashen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cashen is the 173,705th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,946,844 people. Cashen is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Cashen reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Cashen is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 10 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,690 people, or 1 in 214,473. In The United States it is most frequent in: Maryland, where 11 percent reside, Michigan, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 12 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.
Cashen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cashen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cashen last name grew 573 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 284 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 44 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cashen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Cashen last name is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.
In The United States Cashen are 12.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.21% registered with the political 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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