Cawsey Surname

431,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Cawsey 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).

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Cawsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3451:161,50215,105
Australia1771:152,51816,101
Canada991:372,17833,288
New Zealand621:73,03710,843
Wales531:58,3875,284
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2181:111,81410,928
Wales131:120,6475,000
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Cawsey 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 Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Cawsey Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cawsey Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Cawsey is found most in England. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cawsey? popularity and diffusion

Cawsey is the 431,117th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 9,120,833 people. The surname Cawsey occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Cawsey live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 345 people, or 1 in 161,502. In England Cawsey is mostly concentrated in: Devon, where 21 percent reside, Hampshire, where 10 percent reside and Surrey, where 9 percent reside. Aside from England Cawsey occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.

Cawsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cawsey has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Cawsey surname grew 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 408 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 111 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cawsey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cawsey are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cawsey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 28.86% more than the national average, earning $55,602 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.56% more than the national average, earning $54,432 CAD per year.

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Khawsy673/
Kaewseeya673/
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