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

The last name Cosby (Arabic: كوسبي) occurs most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Cosby click here.

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

This last name is the 33,092^nd most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 454,053 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Cosby are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 289,943^rd most widespread forename globally, held by 797 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 14,031 people, or 1 in 25,833. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 12 percent live, Virginia, where 9 percent live and Alabama, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Cosby Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Cosby Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Cosby surname is principally Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cosby are 14.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.88% being registered to vote for 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.