Cassin Surname
Approximately 7,791 people bear this surname
Cassin 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.
Cassin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3,145 | 1:21,120 | 2,454 |
| United States | 1,360 | 1:266,514 | 25,089 |
| Italy | 695 | 1:87,995 | 15,217 |
| England | 482 | 1:115,598 | 11,811 |
| Australia | 438 | 1:61,634 | 7,446 |
| Brazil | 412 | 1:519,598 | 19,522 |
| Ireland | 326 | 1:14,445 | 1,658 |
| Canada | 271 | 1:135,962 | 14,055 |
| Argentina | 211 | 1:202,575 | 16,775 |
| New Zealand | 174 | 1:26,025 | 4,563 |
| Israel | 42 | 1:203,753 | 19,703 |
| Jersey | 29 | 1:3,421 | 664 |
| Ivory Coast | 26 | 1:887,355 | 22,826 |
| Northern Ireland | 25 | 1:73,801 | 5,249 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 244 | 1:18,155 | 2,207 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 99 | 1:246,216 | 18,027 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:6,485 | 1,119 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 454 | 1:110,614 | 11,006 |
The alternate forms: Cassín (1) are calculated separately.
Cassin (95) may also be a first name.
Cassin 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.
The origin of this name is uncertain; now a variant of Cashin. See MIF 55
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.
Cassin Demographics
Cassin Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Cassin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cassin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cassin (Arabic: كاسين) occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Cassín. Click here for further possible spellings of Cassin.
How Common Is The Last Name Cassin? popularity and diffusion
It is the 64,238th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 935,380 people. The last name Cassin is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Cassin are found; 35 percent are found in Western Europe and 34 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 974,243rd most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 95 people.
This last name is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 3,145 people, or 1 in 21,120. In France it is most frequent in: Pays de la Loire, where 21 percent reside, Guadeloupe, where 13 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 12 percent reside. Outside of France Cassin occurs in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Italy, where 9 percent reside.
Cassin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cassin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cassin surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 487 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 134 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Cassin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Cassin last name are 33.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.1% being registered with the party.
The amount Cassin earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.69% more than the national average, earning $51,645 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.73% more than the national average, earning $52,032 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cassin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cassin in the Arabic language | ||
| كاسين | kasyn | - |
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