Cosbey Surname

924,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Cosbey Surname Definition:

Probably a corruption of causeway, as that is of calcetum, a road of chalk formed across a marsh or low ground. Such a road traversed the valley of the Arun in Sussex, and a priory which stood near one of its extremities was called De Calceto.

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Cosbey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2321:1,562,323105,498
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
England181:3,095,448105,421
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland101:374,32210,959
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

Cosbey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably a corruption of causeway, as that is of calcetum, a road of chalk formed across a marsh or low ground. Such a road traversed the valley of the Arun in Sussex, and a priory which stood near one of its extremities was called De Calceto.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Coosrea, Coozvean; from coose-vean, the little wood.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Cosby; a location name in Liecs.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

The Cosbey surname came from Leics. It was originally spelled Cosby, but a man in the Cosby family got in an argument with his brother and he decided to leave the family. But he wanted to keep the origin, so he changed his last name to Cosbey.

- nilon21

Cosbey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cosbey is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Cosbey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cosbey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 924,083rd most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,480,930 people. Cosbey is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Cosbey reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Cosbey is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 232 people, or 1 in 1,562,323. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 16 percent live, New York, where 13 percent live and Illinois, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States Cosbey exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Cosbey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cosbey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cosbey surname grew 217 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 360 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cosbey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cosbey last name are 7.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.35% registered with the political party.

The amount Cosbey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.36% more than the national average, earning $46,325 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.56% less than the national average, earning $46,426 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Cossbey921/
Cousbey921/
Cosby9116,050/
Cobey91819/
Cosbe911/
Cosbie8358/
Sosbey8348/
Cousby8311/
Cosboy837/
Coubey835/
Kosbey835/
Chosby833/
Coosby831/
Cobeey831/
Casbey830/
Cosber830/
Cusbey830/
Cosbet830/
Coesby830/
Cosbay830/
Cosbee830/
Cosbae830/
Cosbes830/
Coobey830/
Coby802,527/
Cobe801,916/
Cobieya7753/
Causbey7710/
Cosboyo771/
Coshbet771/
Cousboy770/
Cosbett770/
Coosbie770/
Covey7314,211/
Cober731,409/
Cabey731,228/
Casby73451/
Sosby73397/
Kosbe73389/
Sosbe73366/
Kobey73357/
Coube73255/
Cobet73230/
Kosby73129/
Cosue73104/
Coboy7398/
Cobie7383/
Cobes7361/
Cobez7329/
Cobay7324/
Cobee7318/
Coobe7315/
Cobhe7312/
Josbe7310/
Casbe738/
Cobea735/
Qobey735/
Cobeu735/
Coybe733/
Cobei733/
Cosvy732/
Cosba732/
Josby732/
Cusby731/
Cosbi731/
Cooby731/
Coboe731/
Cohby731/
Cobeh731/
Cohbe731/
Gcobe731/
Cobej731/
Cobée731/
Couby730/
Coyby730/
Cuttsbey711/
Causby671,713/
Cosway67642/
Kousbe67395/
Coubes67255/
Sosbee67246/
Koçbey67113/
Couvey6742/
Coubet6742/
Caubey6739/
Cobett6736/
Cotbay6732/
Casber6728/
Cadsby6725/
Cobeða6720/
Kesbey6716/
Cobeio6716/
Cusbue6715/
Kasbey6713/
Kotbey6711/
Kosbie6710/
Coober679/
Kobeya679/
Chasby679/
Coubez679/
Kosbay678/
Coboye678/
Cabeyo678/
Couber677/
Koubey677/
Kobeye676/
Cobeer675/
Cusber675/
Casbay674/
Cassby674/
Cobaye674/
Cobeas673/
Khobey673/
Coboyo673/
Josbet673/
Coobes672/
Coovey672/
Cobets672/
Casuey672/
Coveye672/
Coubay672/
Cobeis672/
Cobeja672/
Coybes672/
Kosbet672/
Compey671/
Kobeey671/
Cabeys671/
Cosbio671/
Coswer671/
Coxbay671/
Coyboy671/
Cobeji671/
Cobest671/
Zoshby671/
Casbet671/
Kosboy671/
Josber671/
Kobeyi671/
Koibey671/
Qoobey671/
Cabeey671/
Coybay671/
Cobeah671/
Casbes671/
Koshby671/
Chasbe671/
Cobyth671/
Coibez671/
Couboy670/
Covhey670/
Casbee670/
Cosuer670/
Casbie670/
Coyber670/
Causbe670/
Sosbie670/

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