Cossentine Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Cossentine Surname Definition:

A correspondent of N. & Q., x. 409, states, that more than thirty years ago he knew a small farmer of this name in Cornwall, as illiterate as men of his class usually are, and in straightened circumstances, who notwithstanding was the "high lord" of a considerable estate in or near to the parish of St.

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Cossentine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
England201:2,785,90397,972
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Cossentine Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A correspondent of N. & Q., x. 409, states, that more than thirty years ago he knew a small farmer of this name in Cornwall, as illiterate as men of his class usually are, and in straightened circumstances, who notwithstanding was the "high lord" of a considerable estate in or near to the parish of St. Veep, and exercised manorial rights over certain woodlands there. This man's statement was, that his family "were formerly Emperors of Constantinople, that their name was Constantine, and that it had been softened into Cossentine by vulgar pronunciation. When the Turks took the city, his family made their escape, and came to England, bringing with them great wealth, with a portion of which they bought the property of which he was still the ' high lord; ' and a large sum was also deposited in the Tower of London." The honest man doubtless believed himself to be a descendant of the Eastern Emperors, and thought the possession of the ancestral right referred to a sufficient confirmation of his lofty claim. The probability however is, that his forefathers were a gentry family whose surname had been borrowed from the parish of Constantine in Cornwall, and that he had confounded them with another family who settled in the XVII. cent. at Landulph, in that county, and who were veritable descendants of the imperial house. See Paleologus. In the reign of Queen Elizabeth, a family of Costentyne resided in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Cossentine Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cossentine is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cossentine? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,380,086th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. The surname Cossentine is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Cossentine are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 3,485,182. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 58 percent live, Minnesota, where 16 percent live and Colorado, where 5 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 21 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Cossentine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cossentine has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,040 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cossentine Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cossentine last name are 12.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.09% registered with the political party.

The amount Cossentine earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.08% less than the national average, earning R 66,360 per year; in United States they earn 0.37% less than the national average, earning $42,990 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.69% less than the national average, earning $46,855 CAD per year.

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