Causey Surname
Approximately 16,645 people bear this surname
Causey Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the causeway,' more correctly, causey, a paved way. In Promptorium Parvulorum spelt cawenuey from the French chaussce. A 'causey' runs over a moss in my old parish at Ulverston. It is as old as the register (1542).
Read More About This SurnameCausey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,211 | 1:22,359 | 2,811 |
| England | 276 | 1:201,877 | 17,601 |
| Canada | 69 | 1:533,994 | 44,923 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 104 | 1:234,379 | 17,485 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,255 | 1:40,015 | 4,705 |
Causey (77) may also be a first name.
Causey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the causeway,' more correctly, causey, a paved way. In Promptorium Parvulorum spelt cawenuey from the French chaussce. A 'causey' runs over a moss in my old parish at Ulverston. It is as old as the register (1542). The surname, however, seems peculiar to Devon.
'Richard Cosway, painter (1740-1821), was born at Tiverton, Devon': Dictionary of National Biography.
Nathaniel Causey and Thomas Causey, settlers in Virginia, 1623: Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.
Robert de Chauct, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John de Chausy, Gloucestershire, ibid.
Geoffrey de Chauseya, or Chausi, or Chausie, Oxfordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
1715. Baptised — Catesby, s. James Causey: St Michael, Cornhill.
1795. Married — John Palmer and Susannah Cawsey: St. George, Hanover Square.
1800. — James Cosway and Sarah Willson: ibid.
A causeway, or raised path, latinized De Calceto. A priory in Sussex bore this designation from its having stood at the end of a causeway.
Cossey: Cossey is an old Norwich name. In 1472, Henry Cossey, who was afterwards rector of Wilby, was a noted friar of the Dominican convent in Norwich; and there were then others of the name in that city. About the same time John Cossey was rector of Cougbam (Bl.).
Causey Demographics
Average Male Causey Height
177.44 cm
Average Female Causey Height
162.68 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Causey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Causey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Causey is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Causey? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 32,029th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 437,822 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Causey are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,100,117th most common given name internationally, borne by 77 people.
The surname Causey is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 16,211 people, or 1 in 22,359. In The United States Causey is most frequent in: Georgia, where 14 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Louisiana, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States Causey exists in 32 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Causey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Causey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Causey last name expanded 1,292 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 265 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 25 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Causey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Causey surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Causey surname are 19.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.6% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Causey earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.88% less than the national average, earning $39,751 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.59% less than the national average, earning $46,907 CAD per year.
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