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Where Does The Last Name Cosby Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Cosby (Arabic: كوسبي) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cosby? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 33,092^nd most commonly used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 454,053 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Cosby reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 289,943^rd most widely held first name on earth It is held by 797 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 14,031 people, or 1 in 25,833. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 12 percent are found, Virginia, where 9 percent are found and Alabama, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 47 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Cosby Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Cosby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cosby surname grew 615 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 145 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 97 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cosby Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Cosby last name is predominantly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cosby surname are 14.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.88% registered with the political party.

The amount Cosby earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 23.66% more than the national average, earning R 293,868 per year; in United States they earn 7.07% less than the national average, earning $40,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.27% less than the national average, earning $48,556 CAD per year.